Work to begin on 180-mile "Nicaragua Canal" to rival Panama

Time to think BIG again… BIG Bada Boom!
Revive Operation Plowshare:

Proposed uses for nuclear explosives under Project Plowshare included widening the Panama Canal, constructing a new sea-level waterway through Nicaragua nicknamed the Pan-Atomic Canal, cutting paths through mountainous areas for highways, and connecting inland river systems.
What could be cooler than traveling via the Pan-Atomic Canal?