[chemical_boy]

A tunnel from nowhere to nowhere

[verum ago]

I’s sure this will have huge economic benefits to us like... uh, let’s see... making us dependent upon Russian gas? Nevermind. Besides, I’ve always wanted to take a road trip to the Russian Far East and Siberia to see the... see the, um... see the... why do they want to build this tunnel again?

[SevenofNine]

HEY Kathy do you want Vlady transport vodka to you or Tomkow just asking

[SamAdams76]

That's what they used to say about Route 128 that now encircles Boston. "A road to nowhere" everybody would chortle.

Thirty years later, Route 128 is the lifeblood of the Boston economy. And now it is four lanes in each direction and it is still a snarl for about 10 hours each day.

[EagleUSA]

A path for illegal aliens from Siberia ??? :-)

[AliVeritas]

This is a joke, right?

[sageb1]

ummmm.....

[sageb1]

AMERICA IS SUICIDAL!

[Eska]

They can’t even get a bridge from anch to matsu, mainly extreme weather & current problems; ya right. Somebody must be working a grant.

[Vince Ferrer]

This is more viable than most think. We are now pretty much at our port capacity in North America, and we will not be building many new ports. In order to increase trade bewteen the old world and the new world, we only have a couple of options. We can increase the port capacity in South America, and rail the cargo up here. Or we can do this, which will circumvent the need for ports entirely.

[Mike Darancette]

This might actually be a good idea. Siberia trade could be profitable.

[MattinNJ]

I am a free trader and it gives us access to a vast host of resources. I’m all for it.

[SampleMan]

If that tunnel could be built for $12 billion I’ll eat my hat. A billion dollars just doesn’t go as far as it used to. What was the price tag on the big dig again?

[upchuck]

A wonderful idea!

A fantastic idea!

Construction should begin immediately!

Provided, of course, that the entire project is privately funded!

[Wiz]

The latest Russian concept is a tunnel tying Russia's Chukotka to Alaska's Cape Prince of Wales as part of a hoped-for continuous railway from London to New York.

What a crazy plan! Crazy as the Super highway from Mexico. Is this going to hook up with the super highway and create a mega transcontinent superhighway!?

[Wiz]

ping (maybe we will see roads from Alaska to Poland someday lol)

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Asia pinglist.

The Bering Strait is supposed to have fast currents, stormy weather, and is on a fault line.

As for your comment, the tunnel would connect North America (including the United States) and Asia. If maglev technology gets faster and cheaper, this could be a more economic way to travel between continents.

[Joe Boucher]

Ya want to be in that tunnel when the earthquakes hits?
The top of the ring of fire.