11.   Even when the tunnel does reopen, only light traffic will initially be permitted to use the link, according to French officials working on the project.

12.   Even when the tunnel does reopen, only light vehicle traffic will initially be permitted to use the link, according to French officials working on the project.

13.   Even when the tunnel does reopen, only light vehicles will initially be permitted to use the link, French officials working on the project have said.

14.   The Mont Blanc tunnel reopened to car traffic in March, to lighter trucks in April, and to heavy truck traffic earlier this month.

15.   Some stones were thrown by Palestinian demonstrators after the tunnel reopened but the protestors were chased away by Israeli police, witnesses said.

16.   The Gotthard rail tunnel reopened early Saturday followed several hours later by the road link after landslides cut off access late on Friday following two days of rainfall.