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Posted on 11/05/2025 1:18:08 PM PST by Red Badger
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The only good part is that they’re undervaluing the costs of this pig, it’ll be closer to 1 trillion final cost with annual upkeep in the billions. There’s no way for it to ever recoup the costs through fares, so it’ll be a massive drain on both governments.
Prediction: Tunnel is abandoned after the second breach kills dozens in the construction phase after obvious flaws uncovered in the exploratory phase are papered over and deemed ‘acceptable risks.’
Not a good idea.
“That is ambitious! Is there need for it?”
Well yes. The great replacement isn’t happening fast enough.
😎 Yeah, they “accidentally” landed there. 😆
This seems to be another big government boondoggle, pushed by socialist Sanchez.
I think, this can be done, but why?
There are few ferries between Spain and Morocco, and they are not overflowing with eager travelers.
What could go wrong? BTW, Norway (which isn't in the EU) has an ongoing project (only parts have been completed) to build an offshore tunnel system off its coast.
Spain should look at all of the economic migrants and Muzzie crime in the UK before agreeing to this. Seas make very good borders to keep people out.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Some lunatic Jihadi will just blow it up.
Not sure why this is considered to be so difficult to do. The Channel Tunnel is 50.46 and is the third longest rail tunnel in the world. We been building these things for a long time. The differnce between 50 and 65 kilos is minimal.
The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche, sometimes referred to as the Chunnel) is a 50.46-kilometre (31.35-mile) railway tunnel beneath the English Channel that connects Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles in northern France. Opened in 1994, it remains the only fixed link between Great Britain and the European mainland.
The tunnel has the longest underwater section of any tunnel in the world, at 37.9 km (23.5 miles), and reaches a depth of 75 m (246 ft) below the sea bed and 115 m (377 ft) below sea level. It is the third-longest railway tunnel in the world. Although the tunnel was designed for speeds up to 200 km/h (120 mph), trains are limited to a maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) for safety reasons. It connects to high-speed railway lines on either end: the LGV Nord in France and High Speed 1 in the United Kingdom.
China apparently loves building long tunnels. The list here is mostly Chinese tunnels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_railway_tunnels
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