Viability of Korea-Japan Tunnel Questioned
(Korea Times) Aug 17
...If the construction of the tunnel between the two countries is realized, it will be at least 200 kilometers long, which is about four times longer than the world's longest 53.9-kilometer-long Seikan tunnel in Japan that connects Japan's Honshu and Hokkaido. The construction of the tunnel is expected to take at least 30 years and cost 62 trillion won to 104 trillion won.
However, the perceived project has stirred strong controversy in Korea for reasons such as the astronomical cost and time that will be necessary for the project, technical problems, and anti-Japanese sentiment still existing among some Koreans. .
...The Ministry of Construction and Transportation said there are no suitable financial resources and that the undersea tunnel is so long that it would be less efficient than air or surface shipments. The Korea Railroad Research Institute and the Korea Transport Institute presented a report containing the same conclusion last year.
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