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@edf13 recently posted this 2007 BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6517611.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6517611.stm “ Cross-Channel bri
by igravious 9y ago
@edf13 recently posted this 2007 BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6517611.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6517611.stm
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Cross-Channel bridge bid revealed
Plans for the Anglo-French bridge have been preserved
People could have driven between England and France across a huge suspension bridge if plans had been approved, records show.
A submission for a £3bn three-lane motorway link was made to transport officials in April 1981, files released by the National Archives show.
Engineering group LinktoEurope estimated motorists would pay a £5.60 toll charge and lorries £8 to cross.
The records did not show how seriously the government considered the plans.
Margaret Thatcher's government was discussing the Channel Tunnel project when the bridge plan was submitted for consideration.
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