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by doikor 1154 days ago
The problem here is similar to underwater tunnels. Making an emergency exit straight up is not possible or too expensive.

In this case it is too expensive/unpractical as you would have to dig several hundred meters up a mountain. Also a tunnel going sideways is easier for those who can not walk. And this long stairs up could be a problem even to those who can walk.

For those who don’t know the tunnels goes through a 477m high mountain/hill and both ends are roughly at sea level.