Tag: Tunnel

Four years later, China’s anticipated underwater highway tunnel is ready

After nearly four years of construction, China’s longest underwater highway tunnel is now open to vehicle traffic. At a length of 10.79 kilometres (6.65 miles), the Taihu tunnel stretches under Lake Taihu in eastern China’s Jiangsu Province, about 50 kilometres east of Shanghai. According to government officials in Jiangsu, the tunnel began construction on January […]

A piece of history hidden in plain sight

A routine excavation lead to a surprise when a team uncovered a mysterious medieval tunnel in Wales. Originally, it did not appear on any map, but when technicians in the Wye Valley were called to remove an electric pole, they found something they’d never have imagined. “I had a phone call about two hours into […]

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