They will build a tunnel under the water. It will be the longest in the world
This underwater tunnel will change the lives of millions of people. The journey will be shortened from 20 hours to up to 40 minutes.
The investment that China is working on will soon change the lives of millions of people. We are talking about the idea of creating an underwater tunnel under the Pohaj Strait, between the Liaodong and Shandong peninsulas. Thanks to this construction, the travel time between the cities of Dalian and Yatai will be shortened by up to several hours. Currently, to get from one city to another, bypassing the Bay of Pohaj, you have to spend up to twenty hours on the road. We can get there a bit faster, in eight hours, by ferry. However, the underwater train will be unrivaled – it will cover this route in less than an hour. Unfortunately, we will have to wait at least a dozen years for it.
In China they will build an underwater train
Almost $27 billion – this is how much it may cost to build the world’s longest underwater tunnel, which will be built in eastern China in the future. Although the first construction permits have been issued, this is not an investment that will be completed quickly. The actual effects of this idea can only be expected in 10-15 years.
However, it is worth the wait – and this applies most to the inhabitants of Liaodong and Shandong provinces. After the tunnel opens, their lives will change dramatically, because the ferry journey, which currently takes eight hours, will be shortened to less than an hour on board the train. Modern trains will move at a speed of 240 km per hour on a 122 km section. “They will outperform, among others, Eurostar trains, which reach a speed of only 160 km/h while passing through the Channel Tunnel,” writes the British The Mirror.
The construction of the Channel Tunnel was much shorter – it took “only” six years. The Eurotunnel through which the trains run is 50 kilometers long.
Earthquake-prone zone
The length of construction is also influenced by the risk of earthquakes that may occur in the area. Specialists assure that the tunnel will be equipped with the latest safety technology, including advanced ventilation systems, structural sensors and emergency exits.
