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The two-lane tunnel opened on 29 September 2011 and cost about 250 million kr, part of which will be recouped by tolls until 2030. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is open to cyclists since fall 2013. [ 3 ]
European route E6 (Norwegian: Europavei 6, Swedish: Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden.It is 3,056 km (1,899 mi) long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to the Arctic Circle and Nordkapp. [1]
Kilpisjärvi (Finnish: [ˈkilpisjærʋi]; Northern Sami: Gilbbesjávri [ˈkilːppesˌjaːvːriː]) is a village in the municipality of Enontekiö, Lapland, Finland.It is located in Finland's northwestern "arm" near the northwesternmost point of the country.
Older and more polluting cars and vans that did not meet Euro 4 standards had to pay an extra £10 charge on top of the congestion charge to drive in central London, within the CCZ. The charge typically applied to diesel and petrol vehicles registered before 2006, and the levy was expected to affect up to 10,000 vehicles.
In 2019 the Norwegian Railway Directorate signed an agreement with Asplan Viak to study the development of a line from Fauske via Narvik to Tromsø. [2] The Fauske – Tromsø Line would be around 375 kilometres (233 mi) long, while the Bjerkvik – Harstad line would be just over 80 kilometres (50 mi) long.
At a cost of 14.5 million kr, [6] the bridge replaced an inefficient ferry connection between the two sides of the strait, and it helped boost the growth and development of Tromsø. [2] Due to severe congestion issues, the mainland road connection was later reinforced by the construction of the Tromsøysund Tunnel in the 1990s.
Tromsø, [b] officially the Tromsø Municipality, [c] is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Other notable settlements in the municipality include the villages of Bjerkaker, Ersfjordbotn, Jøvika, Kaldfjord, Kjosen, Kroken, Kvaløysletta, Lakselvbukt, Melvika, Movik, Oldervik, Sandneshamn, Sjursnes, Sommarøy, and Tromsdalen.
Until 1919, the county was formerly known as Tromsø amt.On 1 July 2006, the Northern Sami name for the county, Romsa, was granted official status along with Troms. [6]The county (and the city of Tromsø) is named after the island Tromsøya on which it is located (Old Norse Trums).