Work on $3.5 billion tunnel through the Ancles could begin as early as 2013

摘要

Construction on 205-km- (127-mile-) long railway with a 52-km- (32-mile-) long tunnel through the Andes Mountains that will connect Chile and Argentina could begin as early as next year, according to a report by The Associated Press. The proposed $3.5 billion private railway, known as the Aconcagua Bi-Oceanic Corridor, would link train and trucking hubs on both sides of the mountain range. Construction would take 10 years, but once completed, it could save millions of dollars and carve days off shipping times.