Scientist and engineer Viktor Razbegin stated that work on the construction of a potential tunnel between Chukotka and Alaska could range in cost from 7-8 billion dollars to 12-15 billion dollars. The 65-year-old specialist is the author of this project.
The fluctuations are also due to the fact that different researchers include different amounts of work in this cost: either only the tunnel boring itself, or full construction with all the associated infrastructure.
Work on researching technical solutions for the construction of the tunnel has been underway since the 1990s. The most promising project includes two transport tunnels and one auxiliary tunnel necessary for maintenance.
In Razbegin's project, the tunnel will consist of three parts, including a small section of 4.5 kilometers between two islands, and two large segments, each of which is comparable in length to the Channel Tunnel—the tunnel under the English Channel, with a length of 50 kilometers. The total length of the structure can reach 98-112 kilometers.
Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Special Representative of the President for Investment and Economic Cooperation Kirill Dmitriev previously noted the prospects for building a tunnel across the Bering Strait, connecting Russia and Alaska. He stated that the cost could be less than 8 billion dollars.
