From: "Phil Payne" 

> >IMO it makes more sense than a Panama enlargement - it provides
> >geographical, geological and political resilience and also price
competition
> >within the current Panama loading gauges.
>
> From a glance it looks like it will have to be at least 4 or 5 times
> as long as the Panama Canal.

It's a lot flatter, has better geology and a better water supply.  Length
is not necessarily a good indicator of cost - and we have much better
equipment today.

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