The project would cost around US$19 billion and promises to unite both countries, which are 5,740 kilometers apart, in less than an hour. Experts continue to analyze the best alternatives for the tunnel and have already defined that for the moment it would be built only for trains.
A historic project of infrastructure once again gained strength with a strong proposal to build a transatlantic tunnel between Great Britain and the United Stateswhich would cost around £15.6 billion ( US$19 billion) and would unite the countries in just minutes.
The plan known as the Transatlantic Tunnelis a marvel that seeks to challenge engineers, architects and new technologies, to unite more than 5,000 kilometers away by means of a construction under the seabed, with a tube on that bed or also with the combination of both, as detailed about the project by the British newspaper The Express.
Currently the plane trip between both countries it takes around eight hoursbut the people who defend and bet on the development of this project consider that with the tunnel construction the trip could simply take 54 minutes.
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The specialists They took into account other similar projects that were carried out, and beyond the differences on which path would be best to take, they consider that the Transatlantic Tunnel would be built only for trains instead of vehicles, since it would take a long time and a more solid structure would be needed to support and contain the pilots in any circumstance.
What is the construction project like?
The two nations are 5,470 kilometers awayand for more than a century there has been the idea of being able to develop a tunnel under the Atlantic that would connect them, but its difficulties and challenges continue to keep the project at a standstill. difficult goal to fulfill.
Some alternatives of development that emerged were: the construction under seabedwhich refers to underwater architecture, which represents a great job due to the problems that arise when working under pressure; the construction of a tube on the seabed or finally, achieve combine both alternatives.
One of the suggestions that gained the most weight was the idea of a floating tunnel submerged to 49 meters deep and connected to millions of cables and prefabricated sections. This option of floating structurewould allow us to avoid dealing with the multiple challenges of extreme pressure that is exerted on the water.
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