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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.
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]
English: The road network on the Faroe Islands is excellent, considering the small number of people living there. Six of the main islands are connected by tunnels, bridges and dams. Shown is the road from Skipanes and Soldarfjordur to Syðrugøta on the island Eysturoy.
Pages in category "Tunnels in the Faroe Islands" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The Hvalbiartunnilin (transl. Hvalba Tunnel) is the name applied to two tunnels on the island of Suðuroy, the most southerly of the Faroe Islands. The original Hvalbiartunnilin is the oldest tunnel in the country, while the new Hvalbiartunnilin opened in 2021. [1] Both tunnels connect the villages of Hvalba and Trongisvágur. [2]
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 Gásadalur Tunnel, Gásadalstunnilin, is a 1.4 kilometre long, [1] single-lane tunnel in the west of the Faroe Islands, on the island of Vágar.It connects the villages of Bøur in the east with Gásadalur in the west, which are separated by the Knúkarnir mountain.