Røvik Tunnel Explained

Røvik Tunnel

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Start:

Røvik

End:

Valnesfjord

Opened:

2011

Traffic:

Automotive

Length:

2040m (6,690feet)

The Røvik Tunnel (no|Røviktunnelen) is a road tunnel that is part of Norwegian National Road 80 in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.^[1] It runs parallel to the Nordland Line between Røvik and Valnesfjord, just west of the town of Fauske.^[2]

Before the tunnel was opened on August 30, 2011,^[3] National Road 80 used to continue along Skjerstad Fjord through Venset, then turning north to Valnesfjord. The old route is now Norwegian County Road 530.^[4] ^[5] The tunnel shortened the distance between Bodø and Fauske by 6.2km (03.9miles).

Notes and References

http://www.an.no/nyheter/denne-tunnelen-pa-e6-far-ikke-nodnett/s/1-33-6559282 Denne tunnelen på E6 får ikke nødnett. 2013. an.no (March 19).
http://www.an.no/nyheter/tok-tre-forerkort/s/1-33-5730849 Tok tre førerkort. 2011. an.no (September 11).
http://www.vegvesen.no/Ferdigprosjekt/rv80rovikstromsnes/Nyhetsarkiv/bilder-fra-veg%C3%A5pning-p%C3%A5-rv.80 Bilder fra vegåpning på rv. 80. 2011. Statens vegvesen (August 31).
Norway. 1956. Geneva: Nagel, p. 146.
http://www.an.no/politiet-han-fikk-skrens-og-trillet-rundt/s/5-4-176893 Johansen, Øyvind. 2015. Politiet: Han fikk skrens og trillet rundt. an.no (September 17).