Bohai tunnel plan headed for State Council  

渤海灣海底隧道方案將上報國務院 投資約2200億

“渤海海峽跨海通道戰略規劃研究項目已經完成，包括一個總報告、九個分報告，我們將于近期上報國務院。”中國工程院院士王夢恕告訴《經濟參考報》記者，現在遼寧、山東方面的積極性都很高，我國應抓住機遇，乘勢而上，適時啟動渤海海峽跨海通道的建設。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A plan for an undersea tunnel across Bohai Sea will be submitted to the State Council, Economic Information Daily said.

Wang Mengshu, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the head of the research team, said they have finished a report and will submit it.

The proposed 125-kilometer tunnel will run from the port city of Dalian in northeastern Liaoning province to Yantai city in eastern Shandong, cutting the travel distance between the two regions by more than 1,500 kilometers on land. The alternative to taking the long way around won't be an option until an undersea tunnel is in place.

The tunnel will cost 220 billion yuan ($36.3 billion), Wang said, adding that the cost can be recouped in 15 years.

Wang said it could start in 2020 and take about 10 years.