Channel Islands Tunnel
Jersey
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Lower Normandy
The Channel Islands Tunnel was a proposed tunnel between Jersey and Lower Normandy.[1][2][3]
In July 2009, it was revealed that the States of Jersey were considering the feasibility of building a 14 miles (23 km) long tunnel to connect the island with Lower Normandy in France, the tunnel would be a concrete tube sunk in the seabed and then covered over.[1] Talks would be held in September 2009 to ascertain whether it would be of local benefit. The proposition included a road and rail link.[1]
The plans were not developed, and the then Assistant Minister for Planning and Environment Deputy Rob Duhamel who had suggested the idea lost his seat in the 2014 elections.
References
- 1 2 3 "Jersey-France tunnel plan talks". BBC News. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bridge to France: Study next year?". Jersey Evening Post. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Un projet de tunnel pour relier Jersey à la Manche". Ouest-France (in French). 10 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
Coordinates: 49°17′N 1°55′W / 49.28°N 1.92°W
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