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While the sub-sea tunnel deepest point is 165 meters (541 ft) below sea level, the deepest sea depth is 40 meters (130 ft), and the minimum rock coverage is 40 meters (130 ft). The tunnel is a single bore with 2 lanes, except on the northern end of the tunnel where there are 3 lanes: 2 lanes on the uphill section and 1 lane downhill.
The second tunnel, opened in 1977, replaced a difficult road over the mountain pass Oddsskarð in eastern Iceland, which could only be used during the short summer and was the only road link to the town of Neskaupstaður. The third tunnel was opened in 1992 and replaced a very hazardous mountainside road to the northern town of Ólafsfjörður ...
The results showed the tunnel traffic was above expectations. [2] There is considerable commuting between Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður, and the vast majority of residents travel between them for shopping, services, events, and social participation. [ 3 ]
The tunnel is a two-laned undersea tunnel that has three tubes that meet at an underwater roundabout, 72.6 metres (238 ft) below the surface of the Skálafjørður fjord. The tunnel is 2,153 metres (7,064 ft) long from the entrance at Rókini in Saltnes to the roundabout, and the distance from Sjógv at Strendur to the roundabout is 1,625 ...
Auxiliary construction tunnels have been found that were closed after completion. At the end of each tunnel, seating niches have been cut out or the tunnel is widened with a longer seating bench. Type C has multiple horizontal slip passages and there is a round trip tunnel at the end or in the middle that is high enough to walk through upright.
The tunnel has shortened the travel distance from Tórshavn to Runavík/Strendur from 55 kilometres to 17 kilometres. The 64-minute drive has been shortened to 17 minutes. The tunnel has the world's first under-sea roundabout at mid-bay. [3] Nýggi Hvalbiartunnilin: 2021: 2,524 8,281 Hvalba and Trongisvágur: Suðuroy: Dual lane, lit.
The Fehmarn Belt fixed link (Danish: Femern Bælt-forbindelsen, German: Fehmarnbelt-Querung) or Fehmarn Belt tunnel is an under-construction immersed tunnel, which will connect the Danish island of Lolland with the German island of Fehmarn, crossing the 18-kilometre-wide (11 mi) Fehmarn Belt in the Baltic Sea.
Lærdal Tunnel: 2000 24,509 Ryfylke Tunnel: 2019 14,400 Gudvanga Tunnel: 1991 11,428 Folgefonna Tunnel: 2001 11,150 Toven Tunnel: 2014 10,665 Jondal Tunnel: 2012 10,400 Mælefjell Tunnel: 2019 9354 Lyshorn Tunnel: 2022 9260 Korgfjell Tunnel: 2005 8530 Steigen Tunnel: 1991 8079 Bømlafjord Tunnel: 2000 7888 Eiksund Tunnel: 2008 7765 Svartis ...