France’s €5.1BN Canal to Unite with Germany

France is constructing a 107 kilometer long canal to Germany, that will unite the Rhine river and the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp in the Netherlands and Belgium, with the Seine river and Paris in France. It will feature 6 locks and a 1.3 kilometer long canal bridge, boosting barge traffic and positively impacting the environment, but with a cost of 5 billion euros.

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[FuturologyChannel]

What do you think!? Is the Canal Seine-Nord a good idea?

[semsjo]

Still cheaper than an airport in Berlin or a train station in Stuttgart ;)

[alexj]

This looks like a modernized version of the Canal de Saint-Quentin which connects the Oise and Schelde (Escaut) rivers since the 18th/19th century.

[aniksamiurrahman]

Sounds grandiose. I'm just concerned about Environmental impact.

[tw]

Incredible! Europe has come a long way keep making progress

[leehale]

Somebody might remind them that those ports are already connected to the Seine river via the English channel.

[yonesnews]

They‘ll be confused when german warships enter this canal

[SuzanaMantovaniCerqueira]

Another smart river / water project ! Glad to know about it.

[Garcia_in_Blackpowder]

The Germans: wow! Thank you for making it easier to invade you!
The French: Wait, what

[ranua]

From Maginot Line to this canal in 100 years

[SJF]

It’s not the first time Germany and France united 💀

[skinniestfatman]

for a split second i thought he was gonna say a 107km fortifactions

[FNWendigo]

Good now they can sail around the maginot line

[trentr]

doing a canal trip from Paris to Amsterdam would be something special

[andrewlord]

This time Germany has fast travel to invade

[Yaxoi]

Sounds good, I'm almost surprised this does not exist yet

[ViT_aL_]

Better this than give more money to zelensky

[SoyBeanQQ]

Europe - creates canals to connect rivers

Africa - makes dams to reduce riverse

And this sir is the main reason why the west is best

[Katejsej]

Yeah, but in some decades the Rhein gets very dry.

[Plunger_cameraman]

The amount of central european inconomys that are above 500billion:📈📈📈