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Irish Sea Crossing conundrum

The technical civil engineering challenges of a crossing between Great Britain and Northern Ireland are significant. Is such a bridge or tunnelled solution plausible?

Irish Sea Crossing conundrum

Content type: Briefing sheet

Last updated: 07 October 2022

Author/s: ICE

The idea of a crossing between Great Britain and Northern Ireland was previously mooted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he was Foreign Secretary. A tall order it may seem, but it is now set to be given greater consideration as part of the Department for Transport’s union connectivity review.

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