Ryfylke Tunnel
The Ryfylke Tunnel (Norwegian: Ryfylketunnelen) is an underwater road tunnel and is on the Norwegian National Road 13 between North-Jæren (Stavanger/Sandnes) and Ryfylke (district) under the Horgefjord in Rogaland. The tunnel is part of the Ryfast project. It is 14.4 km long [1] and is the world's longest and deepest subsea road tunnel until Boknafjord Tunnel opens at 2025–2026.
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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 about 1 km north of Solbakk in Strand municipality. On the "city side", of Ryfylke Tunnel will the entrance be on Hundevåg island in Stavanger municipality. Construction began in 2013, and the tunnel opened on December 30, 2019.[2] A half marathon was held in the tunnel on October 5, 2019.[3]
The use of the tunnel will cost 140 (norwegian kroner) (c. $15) in toll money for vehicles in tariff group 1 (light vehicles) from March 2020, zero-emission vehicles will pay 56 Norwegian kroner (c. $6). Tariff group 2 must pay 420 norwegian kroner (c. $46).[4]
References
- "Verdens lengste undersjøiske biltunnel åpnet". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 30 December 2019.
- "Ryfast - Fakta". Statens vegvesen (in Norwegian Bokmål).
- Ryfastløpet
- Jenssen, Elisabeth Krey. "Toll for Ryfast - Rogaland fylkeskommune" (nb). www.rogfk.no. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
Norwegian Public Roads Administration Norwegian Roadmaps