THE CHANNEL TUNNEL: 1751-1975

THE HISTORY IS REVIEWED ON RESEARCH AND PREPARATION OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL. A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF STUDIES CARRIED OUT IN RECENT YEARS, CONCLUDING WITH SOME COMMENTS ON THE IMPLICATIONS, FOR THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION, OF THE FINANCING BY PRIVATE MEANS OF A PROJECT WHICH HAD BEEN THOUGHT TO BE OF SUCH MAGNITUDE THAT IT HAD TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON A GOVERNMENTAL BASIS. VALID ROUTES HAVE BEEN DELINEATED FOR EITHER A BORED TUNNEL THAT WOULD BE EMBEDDED IN THE LOWER CHALK, OR AN IMMERSED TUBE LAID IN A TRENCH DREDGED IN THE SEA BED. THE DECISION AS TO THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION MAY DEPEND UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SUBMITTED BY CONTRACTORS. TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE, WITH TRAINS DEPARTING EVERY FIVE OR TEN MINUTES DURING PEAK PERIODS. COSTS OF THE TUNNEL ARE REVIEWED.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1968/234/234-004.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Special Committee on International Cooperative Activities and presented at the 47th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Davidson, Frank P
• Publication Date: 1968

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 37-43
• Monograph Title: International transportation topics
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 234
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Channels (Waterways); Construction; Costs; Financing; Highway operations; Railroad transportation; Structural design; Tunnels; Vehicular tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Tunnel design
• Old TRIS Terms: Tunnel traffic operations
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00200284
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1994 12:00AM