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Scotland and Northern Ireland could be linked with an innovative floating tube bridge, researchers at Heriot-Watt University have said.
The alternative to a land bridge would see traffic cross between the two islands around 50 metres below the water.
The submerged floating tube bridge (SFTB) concept “has the potential to transform how long-distance sea crossings are tackled”, project member Eoin MacDonald has said.
The “cost, practicality and demand for” a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland is currently being considered by a UK government study.
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