Bohai Strait tunnel project

The official name for the project is Bohai Strait Cross-Sea Corridor (Chinese: 渤海海峡跨海通道).

Currently, the Bohai Train Ferry, inaugurated in 2007, crosses the strait in eight hours.

In August 2014, it was reported that work is likely to commence during the 13th Five-year plan and construction would take ten years to complete.

[4] Plans were formally submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission (NRDC) for approval in May 2019.

The project would include bridges from Penglai linking the Changshan Islands, then a tunnel under the main Bohai Strait, for a total length of 125 km.