A super motorway that would connect the eastern border of Russia with Alaska in the United States was proposed by Russia.

The plan, presented by the head of Russia Rail Vladimir Yakunin, also calls for a high-speed railway to be built alongside the motorway, while both routes would support new cities and industries created as a result of the construction, the Siberian Times writes.

This ambitious plan is called the Trans-Eurasian belt Development (TEPR) and the network would total around 12,400 miles.