Building new railway lines is often a daunting undertaking which can take decades, especially when tunnelling is involved. But two developers from the Baltic region are pushing plans to construct what would be the world’s longest railway tunnel in a matter of a years. David Burroughs talks to Peter Vesterbacka and Kustaa Valtonen about how viable their vision is.
Tunnelling beneath the Baltic: a pipe dream or a once-in-a-generation opportunity?
Building new railway lines is often a daunting undertaking which can take decades, especially when tunnelling is involved. But two developers from the Baltic region are pushing plans to construct what would be the world’s longest railway tunnel in a matter of a years. David Burroughs talks to Peter Vesterbacka and Kustaa Valtonen about how viable their vision is.
The developers hope construction of the tunnel will encourage large scale developments on both sides of the Gulf of Finland.
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