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the works in via Fabio Severo wereintensified. Another tunnel was tobe opened in the massive wall ofvia di Romagna: the Railway Servicetunnel (I entrance).During the war the works at the“municipal” tunnel had to beslowed down and the originalproject was never completed.Three tunnels were built from the“Scorcola hill” project: the oneconnecting Roiano with via Tibulloand two other tunnels, which hadto be its lateral exits (PiazzettaBelvedere and via Fabio Severo).However, they were never connectedwith the main one.There are two main reasons for theincompletion of the project. Firstly,the bombing of June 10, 1944,when one third of Colombo companyworkers did not show up andremained in their hometowns, thushampering a successful excavation.The remaining workers wereinvolved in clearing the wreckage.Secondly, and more importantly,after this emergency work theColombo workers were forcedlyrecruited by the Germans and orderedto build their antiaircraftshelters.The tunnels of the Railways andof the Post ServiceIn summer 1943 the Colombo com-2.5.1943 – Via Fabio Severo. Drive tunnel of the municipal tunnel.4