Talk:Cook Strait
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[edit] Fixed link across?
Can anyone add more info on the possible plans of contructing a tunnel and/or bridge across to the other side? Is it too stormy to be feasible? I am also quite curious as to whether any steps have been taken to decide to build infrastructure links across the:
Anyone with inside knowledge on any of these? I've posted similar requests elsewhere. Gruesome Twosome! 8v] //Big Adamsky 20:43, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
No serious plans that I'm aware of. There is a power cable though, linking the North and South Islands. 03:57, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, There is no plans that are serious that I know of. The only plan the I know of is a few hundred water turbines that would lie on the seabed and generate electricity for the country.
not sure about the geology and any potential geotechnical issues with building a tunnel but even if possible I would doubt that with a population base of 4 million people for the entire country of NZ that building such a tunnel would be feasible in the forseeable future. (unsigned)
A floating submersed cable stayed rail tunnel would be feasible, especially given the depth of the strait. The lack of population on the south island makes the project fairly unlikely, although if the tunnel were practical for commuting it could become a very heavily used link. --Jaded-view (talk) 23:32, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
