>Last week I was groggily making breakfast and checking UT messages and watching TV... I turned around to see the end of a story, last frame showed what appeared to be a highway from Russia (Siberia) through Alaska to Price Ruper British Columbia (Canada). What?!?!
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>1) Did I see this correctly, someone is planning to make a tunnel and highway? This could disrupt international shipping. This would be a boon for Northern Canada.
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>2) Are there any international highways in the Bering Straight part of Siberia that this highway could connect into?
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>3) Could this be a feasible transport route from Asia/Europe to North America.

A: #3 -- Only in the summer months. :^) I can't imaging what the costs to keep such a highway passable and maintained. Seems like the weather would beat the hell out of it every year.