A former associate of Mr. Pierce's was among the project's boosters.
皮尔斯先生的一个前合伙人是这个计划的`热心支持者之一。
The total cost of the project would be more than $240 million.
该项目的总成本会超过2.4亿美元。
The Channel Tunnel project is the biggest civil engineering project in Europe.
英吉利海峡隧道是欧洲最大的土木工程。