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QUOTE(Cla68 @ Sun 21st June 2009, 2:35pm)
What's the correct name for LaRouche's bridge between Alaska and Russia? Eurasian Land Bridge redirects to
this article.
The Bering Straits Tunnel project idea did not originate with LaRouche. I think it's been around for a century or so. LaRouche's proposal is simply an approach to combine many local infrastructure concepts into an integrated continental, and eventually global approach. LaRouche also emphasizes certain cutting-edge technologies, particularly MagLev, and the creation of what he calls "development corridors," transportation links combined with other sorts of infrastructure.
OK, then, I want to see the business plan for LaRouche's version of this connector between Asia and North America. Having been a former project manager, I learned that the basic elements of a project plan are:
- A defined requirement or goal, along with an associated scope of the project
- The resources required, sometimes referred to as the budget
- An estimated completion date (ECD) or timeline
Does the LaRouche organization or anyone else involved in this shindig have any of these three elements? None of these three should be confidential information, except perhaps #2. You've probably noticed that these three elements are usually mentioned in the business section of the newspaper, as in:
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The Chrysler corporation announced today that it plans to build a new corporate office building in Flint, Michigan (or wherever). The building will consolidate all of Chrysler's previously geographically separated management units (scope/goal). The price tag is projected at $200 million (budget) and is expected for completion in June 2011 (ECD).
Or something like:
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The LaRouche organization announced today that it is seeking investors for a project to link North America to Asia by road and rail. The project, utilizing bridges and tunnels, aims to connect Nome, Alaska with Irktusk, Russia. The construction, including linking roads, MAGLEV rail technology, and infrastructue, is projected at $1 billion and would take 10 years to complete once construction begins. LaRouche stated that the project's business plan projects the link to begin turning a profit approximately 10 years after opening, with annual revenue to exceed $500 million thereafter.
Where is this info for the landbridge/tunnel? I'm not trying to give you a hard time, I'm just trying to decide if its exclusion from the LaRouche articles in Wikipedia is justified or not.
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