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It is the largest ever infrastructure project in the Faroe Islands. [2] Altogether, the three-branch subsea tunnel is 11.24 kilometres (6.98 mi) long, including the roundabout. Construction costs are estimated to be around 1 billion DKK. [3] The roundabout features artwork, including large sculptures and light effects. [4]
Tunnel Year of opening Year of closure Length m | ft Connects Island Comments Gamli Hvalbiartunnilin: 1963: 2021: 1,450 4,760: Hvalba and Trongisvágur: Suðuroy: First tunnel in the country and also the first to be replaced by a new tunnel. Gamli Árnafjarðartunnilin: 1965: 2024: 1,680 5,510: Ánir, Klaksvík and Árnafjørður: Borðoy
Eysturoy Tunnel, which opened in 2020, took four years to complete. It dramatically cut the travel time between the Faroe Islands capital on the island of Streymoy and neighboring Eysturoy island.
An underwater tunnel is a tunnel which is partly or wholly constructed under the sea or a ... Suðuroyartunnilin in the Faroe Islands – at least 25 km in length, ...
The tunnel is 6.2 km long and goes down to a depth of 150 metres below sea level. The maximum gradient is approximately 6%. The tunnel entrances are near the towns of Leirvík on Eysturoy, and Klaksvík on Borðoy. Until the Eysturoyartunnilin opened in December 2020, Norðoyatunnilin was the longest tunnel in the Faroe Islands.
The world’s only underwater roundabout is in the Faroe Islands. A network of subsea tunnels is cutting travel times in this remote archipelago. For more CNN news and newsletters create an ...
Sandoyartunnilin (transl. Sandoy Tunnel) is an undersea road tunnel in the Faroe Islands.It connects the main island of Streymoy with Sandoy to the south. The length of the tunnel is 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi), and the estimated cost is 860 million DKK. [3]
The Vágatunnilin (Vágar Tunnel) is a 4,940 metres (16,210 ft) long undersea road tunnel in the Faroe Islands. It goes under Vestmannasund strait and connects the two islands of Streymoy and Vágar. The tunnel was the first sub-sea tunnel in the Faroe Islands, and connects the capital of Tórshavn on Streymoy with Vágar Airport on Vágar.