"The Executive remains committed to the project and we also note that the Irish government has committed itself to delivering it on a longer time scale, " they said.

BBC: A5 road sign

Proponents note that the overall cost of the project would be recouped within a few decades, as the volume of tunnel freight transport activity increased, reaching an estimated 3 percent of the world's total physical cargo or 100 million tons annually.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Bering Strait Tunnel Project

Editor's Note: This blog introduces readers to Jules Toraya, Project Manager at the City of Atlanta's Mayor's Office of Sustainability.

WHITEHOUSE: Advanced Vehicles: Advancing Our Communities

She likes to note that the effort to map the human genome began as a government project, and has been taken over by private efforts now that the commercial potential has become obvious.

ECONOMIST: 2001: A Gore Odyssey

Note: Further information on the constitutional background of Lithuania is provided by the International Constitutional Law Project at the University of Wuerzburg.

UNESCO: Lithuania - Constitution

Note: Further information on the constitutional background of Ireland is provided by the International Constitutional Law Project at the University of Wuerzburg.

UNESCO: Ireland - Constitution