19-01-2018 17:27 via theguardian.com

Experts, industry and PM pour cold water on Boris Johnson's bridge

No 10 leads criticism of 22-mile roadway to France engineers say would be expensiveAs ideas go, it has not been a resounding success. Architects, hauliers, the maritime industry, and an MP have so far expressed their scepticism about Boris Johnson’s ambition to build a 22-mile (35km) bridge across the Channel - and even the prime minister has signalled it won’t happen.The foreign secretary proposed the idea on Thursday, telling the French president that it was “ridiculous&rdquo
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