
I believe the vaccine is the number one tool that will protect us and our loved ones against COVID-19. In a statement Friday, Holcomb said it was not the job of government to mandate vaccines. Eric Holcomb has pushed back against President Joe Biden’s sweeping new federal vaccine requirements, while still supporting vaccines. “Anything is possible if you throw enough money at it.INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - Indiana Gov. “At the end of the day it’s about money,” he said. Ian Firth, a fellow at the Institution of Civil Engineers, said building a Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge had “a huge number of technical challenges” but was probably achievable. As mayor of London between 20 he touted a “Boris Island” airport in the River Thames estuary and a lush “garden bridge” in the middle of the city. Johnson has a mixed track record with big projects. The water is up to 1,000 feet (300 meters) deep and the sea bed holds thousands of unexploded bombs dumped by Britain’s defense ministry after World War II. The distance is 12 miles (19 kilometers) at its narrowest one of the most likely routes for a bridge, between Larne in Northern Ireland and Portpatrick in Scotland, is about 28 miles (45 kilometers).

He has mentioned the bridge idea several times, and claimed it would “only cost about 15 billion pounds” ($20 billion).īut engineers say spanning the deep and stormy Irish Sea would be difficult. and boost regions outside the economically dominant southeast of England. Johnson has promised to build major new infrastructure to better connect parts of the U.K. “The PM is ambitious in terms of infrastructure projects.” “There is a proper piece of work being undertaken into this idea,” he said. Johnson’s spokesman, James Slack, said the proposal was being taken seriously and “a range of officials” were studying it. LONDON (AP) - The British government said Monday it is seriously studying the feasibility of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland, an audacious idea that has been floated by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
