The £12bn new tunnel that was Britain’s biggest ever mega-project The Channel Tunnel took six years to build with 13,000 workers grinding day and night on megaproject.

Ideas for the tunnel were first proposed in the early 1800s (Picture: Getty) In 1802, French mining engineer Albert Mathieu-Favier proposed an idea for a tunnel between France and England, lit by ...

The Channel Tunnel, or "Chunnel" as it's often known, opened in 1994 and is composed of two single-track tunnels and a service tunnel, each 31 miles long. The undersea section spans about 24 miles ...

It took nearly 200 years of planning and one of the most ambitious construction efforts in history to connect England and France through the Channel Tunnel. From political battles to engineering ...

Tunnel to Unite England and France; Project Revived with Every Prospect of Success -- Bill Expected To Pass Parliament and Work To Be Begun Shortly. Share full article Jan. 13, 1907 ...

WHEN it was first proposed to construct a tunnel connecting England and France, the military aspect was given most attention. In spite of the fact that provision was made in the plans for flooding ...

FILE - Trucks are parked near the port, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, after the Port of Dover, England, was closed and access to the Eurotunnel terminal suspended. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP) PARIS (AFP) — A ...

On Nov. 14, 1994, the 31-mile Channel Tunnel under the English Channel opened to passenger traffic between England and France.

At 31.5 miles long and 246 feet below sea level, the Channel Tunnel between England and France is the longest undersea tunnel in the world. By. Alexandra Schonfeld. Alexandra Schonfeld.

This Monday marks 30 years since France and the United Kingdom officially opened the Channel Tunnel. It was the culmination of two centuries of dreaming about linking the two neighbours by land.

Hundreds of passengers evacuated a Eurotunnel Le Shuttle train traveling from Calais, France to Folkestone, England through an undersea tunnel, according to CNN. The train travels through the ...