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|32-mile [[undersea tunnel]] connecting the | |32-mile [[undersea tunnel]] connecting the United Kingdom and [[France]] considered by the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]] to be one of the [[Wonders of the World#American Society of Civil Engineers|"Seven Wonders of the Modern World"]].<ref name=Smith2015>{{cite news |title=The Channel Tunnel: 20 fascinating facts |author=Oliver Smith |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/articles/The-Channel-Tunnel-20-fascinating-facts/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/articles/The-Channel-Tunnel-20-fascinating-facts/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[Telegraph Media Group|The Telegraph]] |date=December 1, 2015 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Bechtel was chosen to manage the project by [[Eurotunnel]] in 1987. Construction lasted from 1988 to 1994.<ref name=RailwayGazaette1999>{{cite news |title=Managing a project with many masters |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/managing-a-project-with-many-masters.html |work=Railway Gazette |date=May 1, 1999 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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