Mercury Lake / Ocean canal

[Sweetbay 21]

Hey guys! 

 

Was wondering if there is a need for a canal between mercury lake and the ocean?

[Tarator 100]

I have heard talk of making one , I would be more than pleased to give a hand  

[Delakar 277]

Which route did you have in mind for it?

[Sweetbay 21]

I was thinking from close to serenity and close to star hill. 

Without annoying anybody of course.

 

But I don't know if people need a canl/tunnel there

 

Edit: there is a lot of mines I don't even know if it will be possible.

 

I don't need the canal, but if it makes people travel and happy why not.

Edited September 16, 2014 by Sweetbay

[Jethrotall 14]

i will join on this project, let's "make it so."

 

 

 

 

[Marshlander 188]

My initial alliance attempted this once from the lake's east coast to the central bay. The canal opening should still be there and was nicely built on the lake side - just south of the old Ethiopia deed.

 

You can ask Bodge about the project and the prospected exit at Willow Cove on the other side. I believe he mined out the route of that canal, too, at some point.

 

Note sure why the project wasn't carried out, but me sitting on my mountaintop not caring about lakeside/seaside things sure didn't help, either.

[BibiWaffles 213]

As soon as I'm off bed rest i can lend my 2 toons too if needs be, high level miner and a good digger  

[JasonSwift 8]

If you run into troubles with mines in the area, I can volunteer strongwalling services, assuming the mines are abandoned/approved for removal by owner.

[Castile 167]

As the owner of Serenity this is something I wanted to do for a long time but with various deeds coming and going never was able to get it going.

So anything that is needed I will be willing to provide to support this project. I also have a mag priest to help clean up the mines.

[Sweetbay 21]

Ok, let see if this project is possible

[Zakalwe 15]

Living on Mercury Lake, I'd love to see this happen. I can round up some unskilled, but willing labour to help.

[Pride 237]

I'll lend a hand.

Edited September 20, 2014 by Pride

[Hoppy 357]

there is a canal already in progress atm, but if this is connecting the west coast to the lake, it would make travel easy.

[onefox 66]

oh cool  will go and check it  l out 

[Wargasm 1,928]

I explored the possibility of making one to the west ocean when I lived on Release, but alliance drama caused an abrupt end to that plan.  Having lived in that area, let me share what I know about the mines in the region.

 

The west coast, ranging from Coastal Breeze, all the way down past Darkhorse Harbor, is riddled with existing and old/abandonned mines.  Any tunnel that is tunneled anywhere near Darkhorse has resulted in deed expansions and KoS'ing as a means of stoppage.

 

I see two options:

1.  A canal that exits the lake from Solitary Shore and runs due west, along the lower half of Y26.  The only place where there may be mines in the way would be the mountain on the west coast. 

2.  A less ideal (and far more cumbersome) option, is to run west from somewhere near Amsterdam, exiting on the western shore between Y32 and Y33.  There is, however, a tunnel that runs south through the mountains that hooks up to the highway leading north from Sunset Docks. 

 

Whatever the residents of Release decide, you have my pickaxe in support.

[Hoppy 357]

Well, me and my firends can work on the east coast canal, if you guys can find a way to make one that goes from the west into Mercury lake, we can cut travel times in half

[Castile 167]

Yeah I was also looking at the best option being from just on the north side of Serenity and along Y26.

I know a bit of the tunnels in the mnt on the coast so believe it can be done.