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the work is underway " to consider by a number of government officials," the idea of the creation of a Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge, No 10 has said.

Boris Johnson described The Bridge as a "very interesting idea", while Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said it was "worth examining".

But Nicola Sturgeon said there were "more important priorities".

Two routes have previously been floated - from Portpatrick to Larne or in the vicinity of Campbeltown, on the Antrim coast.

The Portpatrick route would be More Than 20 miles across the Irish Sea .

The Prime Minister , the spokesman said: "The Prime Minister has said, it would have some Merit - as a result, you would expect That the government will be looking into it.

"is the work in progress by a number of government officials. "

However, the shadow environment Secretary, Luke Pollard accused, issued to Mr Johnson as "a master of distraction," adding: "every time talk about a bridge That nobody wants, is the airtime spend is focused on the crises directly in front of us".

Scotland's first Minister Ms Sturgeon said That her mind was not closed to the idea, and added, "if he [the Prime Minister ] has to build £20bn to go as a bridge to spare at the moment - That could be spent on more important priorities".

A spokesman for the British chamber of shipping said That The Bridge would be the simply "multiply", the ferry already in operation between Scotland and Northern Ireland .

"The Money could be far better for the improvement of road and rail links to our ports in the UK," they added.

critics think it is crazy. And it certainly will not be easy.

The cost of More Than £20bn and the Irish Sea is not a hospitable site of a large infrastructure project - Beaufort dyke is littered with dumped munitions, after

Leading Architects of the time - But said it would be possible.

And Boris Johnson , it is to be taken seriously - to have made, it is clear That he is keen on the idea.

officials are looking at feasibility at the moment and will report directly to number 10.

I said we should find out later this year, if there is any prospect of this to move forward. If the technical challenges can be Overcome - then the cost, is also important.

But it is worth to remember, Boris Johnson , the track record of the ambitious bridge projects are troubled.

As Mayor of London - he supports a garden bridge over the Thames.

It was deleted, Sadiq Khan , because the financial Risk - But still cost around £53m.

How much is a Scotland-Northern Ireland may cost a bridge? Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland to Larne, County Antrim , Northern Ireland , is a possible route for a bridge

The Price for The construction would, of course, depending on the route chosen.

More Than a decade ago, the Think Tank estimated by the centre for cross border studies

at this time the cost of the measure would amount to about £3. 5 billion

But , in the last year, the proposed price tag had increased significantly.

Some experts have suggested £15bn could be needed for The Project But others have said That £20bn would be a "conservative estimate".

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Source of news: bbc.com