Feb 17, 2021
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A long-awaited tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland could get the go-ahead as early as next month.
The connection dubbed Boris’ Burrow due to the prime minister’s enthusiastic backing would span from Larne in Northern Ireland to Stranraer in Scotland and be roughly the same length as the Channel Tunnel.
It is believed the ambitious plan would ease post-Brexit tensions after Johnson’s withdrawal agreement created checks for ferry cargo goods traveling between the countries.
It is hoped a 25-mile Boris Burrow tunnel, connecting Stanraer, Scotland, and Larne, Northern Ireland, can help ease rising tensions following the end of the Brexit transition period.
Scotland to Northern Ireland underwater tunnel could be green lit next month
A member of ferry staff walks past a unionist sign erected opposite the harbour entrance on February 10, 2021 in Larne, Northern Ireland (Getty Images)
An underwater tunnel connecting Great Britain and Northern Ireland could get the green light as early as next month.
The tunnel, which could be dubbed Boris’ Burrow, would help ease post-Brexit tensions, after Boris Johnson’s withdrawal agreement created checks for some goods travelling between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Network Rail chair Sir Peter Hendy will next month release a study that will deliberate on whether the Irish Sea crossing is viable.
Northern Ireland tunnel to Great Britain slammed as Tory glamour project by Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon
The Infrastructure Minister said the Prime Minister doesn’t understand Northern Ireland or care about it
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon says she won t be squandering public money on Tory manifesto obsessions
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