Already, more than 44 oceanographic surveys have been completed in the area, covering an area exceeding 10,000 km, while nearly 5,000 samples have been collected from the sea floor.
It seems that the Spaniards and the Moroccans are starting a grandiose plan to build a tunnel, which will connect Europe with Africa for the first time in history by road and rail.
According to reports from Morocco, the government agency in charge of the Strait of Gibraltar along with the corresponding agency from the Spanish side are currently in consultations to decide on the method of construction of the tunnel.
Already, more than 44 oceanographic surveys have been completed in the area, covering an area exceeding 10,000 km, while nearly 5,000 samples have been collected from the sea floor. At the same time and on land, a series of wells were opened, in order to investigate the quality of the subsoil.
We remind you that in the middle of last June, funding of 2.3 million euros was approved by the Spanish government, in order to redefine the plans for the creation of the underwater tunnel, which will connect Spain with Morocco.
The undersea tunnel will connect the southernmost tip of Spain and specifically the city of Tarifa with Tangier on the northern coast of Morocco, crossing the famous Strait of Gibraltar.
The first plans for the creation of the undersea tunnel were filed in the early 1980s, when a joint committee was established to oversee the work of the construction companies.
Almost 25 years later and more specifically in 2006, the study of the project was assigned to a Swiss construction company and two years later the Swiss reached the completion of the design.
Despite the common will of the two states involved in the creation of the undersea tunnel, its construction did not proceed and the project remained for almost two decades on paper.
The original plan called for the construction of a railway tunnel that would connect Europe with Africa. Its length would reach 42 kilometers, of which 27.7 would be under the surface of the sea at a depth of up to 475 meters.
Now, the plan also foresees the creation of a road connection, which is going to create multiple benefits for both countries. In fact, the same project will also include the construction of fossil fuel transport pipelines, ensuring the Spain-Morocco energy connection.
The aim of the Spaniards and Moroccans is for the new tunnel, if it is finally built, to be ready in 2030, the year in which the World Cup will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, in order to facilitate the necessary movements of the event between the two countries.
Source: carandmotor.gr