Channel Islands Tunnel

Jersey
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. 1 2 3 "Jersey-France tunnel plan talks". BBC News. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Bridge to France: Study next year?". Jersey Evening Post. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "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 / 49.28; -1.92

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