Chile’s public works minister, Sergio Bitar, has announced that they are considering building a 14-mile tunnel under the Andes.This tunnel would facilitate trade with Argentina by allowing trucks as well as a train to cross between the nations.At 8,250 feet, the new tunnel would replace one at a higher altitude that during the winter is often blocked with snow.One Argentine-Brazilian consortium has estimated that the project will cost around 2.3 billion U.S. dollars.While the Presidents of both nations are “interested” in the plan, it is still unknown when such a project might be finished, much less begun.

VIA International Herald Tribune