THE ISLAND OF SAKHALINE A NEED TO BE RELIEE BY RAIL IN THE
CONTINENT








MOSCOW, March 7.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Alexandre Fiodorov).  The
current situation has Sakhaline, when that the elements dechaines
empechent any sea link and air with this island of the Russian
Extreme-East, recalls that it is really necessary to connect this one
to the continent by a reliable transportation communication channel.
It seems that experts are on the way to solve one half-century an old
question, has to know to choose between the boring of a tunnel under
the detroit of Tatarie and the construction of a bridge, so as to what
the island is not any more the hostage of the whims of time and also
for regler a crowd of economic and social problems.  It is what
Russian the vice-Prime Minister for the Alexandre Micharine,
transportation Communication channels, A declares Tuesday in an
exclusive interview accordee has RIA " Novosti ".

An attempt to bore a tunnel had ete undertaken of the 1953.  At this
time already one had become aware of the necessite of transferer of
significant materielles resources by means of an axis of sOer
transport.  Only after the death of Stalin this project had ete gives
up for various reasons, of which economic, pointed out Alexandre
Micharine.

Maintaining a consortium has ete cree with for mission of defining
what it is preferable to build:  a bridge above the detroit or well a
tunnel under this one.  It has ete decide to proceed has studies and
to constitute files of opportunity for the two alternatives.  A
definitif choice should be made in next September.