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Intercontinental tunnels development is becoming quite a norm recently. In a proposal that has captured the imaginations of dreamers and futuristic in the construction industry, is the planned Transatlantic Tunnel. This ambitious Tunnel project is expected to connect the United Kingdom to the United States. The idea for the development of the project has been brought on the table quite a number of times over the last century.
It is impressive how the project is more than a century old. It has only gotten much more relevant as the occurring technological advancements. These advancements keep pushing the idea of what could be possible in the construction industry.
Cost of the Project
This ambitious tunnel project is anticipated to cost a whopping £15.6 trillion. Moreover, it is set to forever alter the way these two countries are connected. The tunnel project will also offer an unprecedented opportunity which is set to significantly breakdown the existing vast 3,400 mile geographic barrier that exists between them.
This ambitious Transatlantic Tunnel project, even though it is still in the realm of speculative thinking, has drawn interest to a number of stakeholders. This is simply because of its immense potential that is set to significantly redefine international travel. This project is expected to reduce significantly the travel time from London to New York to a mere 54 minutes. According to the project’s advocates, this ambitious tunnel project is set to revolutionize the entire global travel. This will be facilitated by the bringing together of the two continents in ways that were once thought to be possible.
Scope of the Project
This tunnel project will extend beneath the massive Atlantic Ocean, passing through some of its deepest regions. Just putting to scale, the Channel Tunnel which extends 23.5 miles beneath the English tunnel that runs between the UK and France, took 6 years to construct. The Transatlantic Tunnel project would surely dwarf this undertaking, with its construction extending for thousands of miles. This will be inclusive of the parts of the journey many miles beneath the ocean floor.
In the previous years, quite a number of proposals have bee brought forward on how this tunnel project would be made feasible. Among the more daring proposals includes embedding this tunnel solely beneath the floor of the ocean. However, in another concepts entail the establishment of a hybrid tunnel. A hybrid one entails construction of the tunnel both above and below the ocean surface.
Additionally, some proposals have presented the idea of constructing a floating tunnel. Moreover, this would also entail submerging some 49 meters under the surface of water, assembled from the pre-fabricated sections and anchored by strong cables. |
