Røvik Tunnel Explained

Røvik Tunnel
Location:Fauske, Nordland, Norway
Coordinates:67.2836°N 15.2278°W
Start:Røvik
End:Valnesfjord
Opened:2011
Traffic:Automotive
Length:2040m (6,690feet)

The Røvik Tunnel (Norwegian: Røviktunnelen) is a road tunnel that is part of Norwegian National Road 80 in the municipality of Fauske 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

  1. 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).
  2. http://www.an.no/nyheter/tok-tre-forerkort/s/1-33-5730849 Tok tre førerkort. 2011. an.no (September 11).
  3. 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).
  4. Norway. 1956. Geneva: Nagel, p. 146.
  5. 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).