The 12,400 mile superhighway from Britain to America

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The 12,400 mile superhighway from Britain to America: Plans proposed for VERY ambitious road across Russia



Britain could be linked with America by road as part of an ambitious project to create the world's longest superhighway spanning half the circumference of the globe.

Proposals have been put forward to build the mega route stretching about 12,400 miles from the western edge of Russia to the Bering Strait where the country nudges Alaska.

Linking into existing road networks in Europe and Asia, for the first time it would allow travellers a proper highway to drive all way from the UK to the United States.

A Trans-Siberian rail link as well as oil and gas pipes would run alongside the highway, and plans have been mooted already for a rail tunnel connecting the far flung Russian region of Chukotka - where football tycoon Roman Abramovich once served as governor - and Alaska.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3009708/Plans-proposed-ambitious-12-400-mile-road-Russia-link-Britain-U-S.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

[Meat-Head]

The ****

was this thought up by meat-city planners or something how dumb. If your importing/exporting a car great beyond that how long would it take to drive, how long to load car on a boat, how much, oil change on the way for warranty?

some lease hire cars 5000 miles year limit

[GastonJ]

This would be a road through a country that the west appear unable to get on with and have sanctions against. Mind you it is the Daily Mail, which rates just below the Beano as a comic.

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I can only see more assailem seekers coming to uk from back doors.....

[GastonJ]

Some bad news for the Daily Mail anyway, our roads are already part of the E network and have been for many years. Perhaps the Daily Mail should read up on it and then decide "hey it's old, it's not news, we really are a childrens comic after all"

UN declaration 1264, from 1947

http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/international-e-road-network/

[nara]

This would be a road through a country that the west appear unable to get on with and have sanctions against. Mind you it is the Daily Mail, which rates just below the Beano as a comic.

"Just"? That's a bit harsh on the Beano!

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Thought of this idea years ago, but with a high speed rail line so that you could get from Europe to the USA in 3 days, with McDonalds every 20 kilometre…

[Kalipo]

Next? a suspension bridge from Portsmouth to Australia?

The cost to travel on this road would be super high, and only the rich will be able to make it the full way! then again it will probably be safer than using planes flown by suicidal pilots.

[nara]

...then again it will probably be safer than using planes flown by suicidal pilots.

At least the Luftwaffe shouldn't be a problem.

[ontherack]

[QUOTE=Kalipo;2500342]Next? a suspension bridge from Portsmouth to Australia?

Now yer talking, I'd put all my financial clout behind such a scheme...OH! by the way, I'm really, really poor, financially strapped, skint, suffering severe cash deficiency,....

[ifred]

[QUOTE=ontherack;2500447]

Next? a suspension bridge from Portsmouth to Australia?

Now yer talking, I'd put all my financial clout behind such a scheme...OH! by the way, I'm really, really poor, financially strapped, skint, suffering severe cash deficiency,....

Only if you put a high speed rail line on it then we're really talking a high profit scheme! Your never have a cash deficiency again .....you'll be smegging skint

[Meat-Head]

AFTERTHOUGHT:-

its Onky 3000 miles by sea, MYST be a frigench idea going long way round

[M T Glass]

On that 'super highway' I'd imagine you'd be worn out changing between normal and snow tyres.