why... building the number of ships required to haul said train cars across the water is on demand would cost only a tiny fraction of that amopunt and be up and running in a couple years. this sounds like social engineering to me.Europe and Africa to Reunite by RailAfter millions of years of separation, Europe and Africa will reunite via a tunnel under the 8-mile ocean stretch at the Strait of Gibraltar. Work on the ambitious project is expected to begin this year... In December 2003, Spain and Morocco agreed to explore the construction of an undersea rail tunnel to connect their rail systems. In fall 2006, the Swiss firm Lombardi Engineering won the contract to design a railway tunnel between Europe and Africa running under the Strait of Gibraltar... due to its huge challenges, the expected completion date is not until 2025. The overall cost of the project was first estimated between US$4.43 billion and US$14.77 billion (3-10 billion euros). As of last year, the cost may reach as high as $15.6 billion... Engineers are considering a 22-mile span at which the water is only 1,000 feet deep. In comparison, the Chunnel is about 130 feet below the surface of the English Channel seabed and there is about 150 feet of water above the seabed... The Strait's seabed is so permeable engineers would have to drill much deeper than was needed at the Chunnel... High water pressure that would guarantee some water leakage into the tunnel... Severe earthquakes have been known to occur in the area under the Strait.
by Fred White
February 5, 2008
Who makes these stupid decisions? I bet it is done without consulting the people of Spain first. Part of the One-World movement?
why... building the number of ships required to haul said train cars across the water is on demand would cost only a tiny fraction of that amopunt and be up and running in a couple years. this sounds like social engineering to me.Djibouti to Yemen?
It could be a bridge too far [ Djibouti ]
Financial Times | Thursday, August 7, 2008 | Simeon Kerr
Posted on 08/06/2008 11:08:59 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057871/posts
Talk about a target!