Date: 14/12/2020
Plans have been drawn up for the futuristic connection which would use cutting edge technology to allow Scots to cross the Irish Sea in a fraction of the time it takes by ferry.
[The Times comments: The tube through which traffic could pass would be 50m (164ft) below the surface. Cars could drive through or park on a shuttle train.]
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The Scottish Sun
A FLOATING underwater tunnel has been put forward as an alternative to to a bridge to connect Scotland and Northern Ireland. Plans have been drawn up for the futuristic connection which would use c
The Times
Plans have been drawn up for a floating tube tunnel as an alternative means of linking Scotland and Northern Ireland.Boris Johnson has given enthusiastic support to ambitious proposals for a 20-mile
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