NERA, an economic consultancy, concluded that haulage rates do not reflect the true cost of freight transport.

ECONOMIST: Fuel taxes

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