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Boris Johnson plans expensive bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brexit threatens to jeopardize UK unity. The British prime minister wants to counter this with symbolism. And connect Northern Ireland and Scotland with a 19-kilometer bridge.

After the execution of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar European Union membership referendum toying Boris Johnson apparently with a new major project: According to his spokesman, the British Prime Minister is working for a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland on. An investigation was underway, the government said on Monday. The idea of ​​a bridge from the British mainland to the northern part of Ireland has been around for years, but it did under Johnson a lover of large infrastructure projects get new lift.

Strait is 19 kilometers wide

Proponents see the bridge as an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between the parts of the country that Brexit is burdening. However, critics question the feasibility of the project given the deep water and the prevailing wind in the ocean road. The strait is 19 kilometers wide at its narrowest point.

Another question is about the expenditure for such a mega-project: In 2007 the Center for Cross Border Studies estimated the cost of a bridge between the islands at 4.1 billion euros. According to experts, it could now be at least 17 to 23 billion euros.

Johnson is known for his penchant for large infrastructure projects. As Mayor of London, he wanted to build a new bridge over the Thames. The project ultimately failed due to the high costs of around 63 million euros.

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