Russian media: The most promising design for the Bering Strait tunnel has been unveiled
Viktor Razbegin, the designer and scientist of the Bering Strait tunnel project, said in an interview with Sputnik News that the most promising tunnel design connecting Russia and the United States includes two transport tunnels and a supporting maintenance tunnel, along with access tunnels for maintenance.
Earlier, Kirill Dmitriev, president of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and special representative of the President of Russia on economic cooperation with foreign investments, stated that the plan is to use the advanced technology of the American "Boring Company" to build an intercontinental tunnel across the Bering Strait. According to him, the estimated construction cost will be less than 8 billion dollars, and Dmitriev pointed out that the tunnel is expected to be completed within eight years.
Razbegin said, "The most promising design at the moment is two single-track transport tunnels and a service tunnel located in the middle, with access tunnels between the tunnels for maintenance. However, we are also considering other options."
He added that there are two islands in the strait, so the potential tunnel will consist of three parts: a small tunnel connecting the two islands, 4.5 kilometers long; and two longer tunnels, each about the same length as the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France (approximately 51 kilometers).
He emphasized, "These islands are very effective for ventilation. Nature has given us great help in this regard."
Earlier, Razbegin told Sputnik News that since the 1990s, various possible technical solutions for building a tunnel between the Chukchi Peninsula and Alaska have been under study.
On October 23, Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that the project of building a Russian-American tunnel through the Bering Strait cannot be realized under conditions of lack of political will and existing restrictions against Russia.
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