Ryfylke Tunnel
The Ryfylke Tunnel (Norwegian: Ryfylketunnelen) is an undersea road tunnel in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Norwegian National Road 13 running between North-Jæren (Stavanger/Sandnes) and Ryfylke (district) under the Horgefjord (part of the Boknafjorden). The tunnel is part of the Ryfast project. It is 14.4 kilometres (8.9 mi) long [1] and is currently the world's longest and deepest subsea road tunnel (until Rogfast opens in the year 2029).
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| Other name(s) | Solbakktunnelen |
| Location | Rogaland, Norway |
| Route | Norwegian National Road 13 |
| Crosses | Hidle island |
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| Constructed | 2013–19 |
| Opened | December 30, 2019 |
| Operator | Norwegian Public Roads Administration |
| Traffic | Automotive |
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The tunnel is designed for 10,000 vehicles per day and is built with one tube for each traffic-direction, and two vehicular lanes in each tube. The entrance on the Ryfylke side is located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Solbakk in Strand municipality (just south of Tau). The entrance on the "city side" is on Hundevåg island in Stavanger municipality. Construction began in 2013, and the tunnel opened on 30 December 2019.[2] A half marathon was held in the tunnel on 5 October 2019.
The tunnel has a toll of 140 kr (about $15) for vehicles in tariff group 1 (light vehicles) starting February 1st 2020, zero-emission vehicles will pay 56 kr (about $6). Tariff group 2 must pay 420 kr (about $46).[3]
References
- "Verdens lengste undersjøiske biltunnel åpnet". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 30 December 2019.
- "Ryfast - Fakta". Statens vegvesen (in Norwegian Bokmål).
- Jenssen, Elisabeth Krey. "Toll for Ryfast" (in Norwegian). Rogaland fylkeskommune. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
External links
- Norwegian Public Roads Administration Norwegian Roadmaps