I think Peter Vesterbacka oversimplifies the potential difficulties of building a tunnel from Helsinki to Tallinn. With artificial islands and so.
Here in Hong Kong where I am based at, they have been trying to build a mega crossing with a 18-mile sea bridge and a 4-mile underwater sea tunnel with artificial island entrances. Apart from being delayed, the estimated cost overrun is already at HK$1.5b. I think the complexity of this crossing would be nowhere compared to so-called Finest tunnel.
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HK mega bridge project set to exceed budget by more than HK$1.5b
www.thestandard.com.hkThe 55-kilometer Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is two years behind schedule with the government seeking an additional HK$1.5 billion in fund...