Stongafjell Tunnel Explained

Stongafjell Tunnel
Location:Askøy, Norway
Coordinates:60.4057°N 5.2005°W
Status:In use
Opened:December 1991
Owner:Vestland County Municipality
Operator:Statens vegvesen
Vpd:11,050 (2004)
Length:694m (2,277feet)
Lanes:2

The Stongafjell Tunnel (Norwegian: Stongafjelltunnelen) is a 694m (2,277feet) long road tunnel along County Road 562 in the municipality of Askøy in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the southern part of the island of Askøy, going through the small mountain Stongafjell, about west of the village of Kleppestø. It was opened in December 1991 to connect this road to the newly constructed Askøy Bridge.[1] In 2004, the tunnel had the average traffic of 11,050 vehicles per day, making it part of the section of road with the most traffic in all of Askøy municipality.[2] In 2011, Hordaland County Municipality spent to upgrade the electrical systems in the tunnel.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Askøybroen - fra planlegging i 1960 . Askøy Municipality. Haugland . Øyvind . 2 January 2008 . Norwegian . 21 September 2011 . 29 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329151606/https://www.askoy.kommune.no/Modules/article.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=2019&Category.ID=1423.
  2. Web site: Samferdselsutredning for Askøy . . June 2006 . Norwegian . 9 . 21 September 2011 . 29 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329151659/https://www.askoy.kommune.no/getfile.aspx/document/epcx_id/1913/epdd_id/3674.
  3. Web site: 30 mill. kr ekstra til fylkesvegopprusting . . 20 May 2011 . Norwegian . 21 September 2011 . 21 September 2011 . dead . https://www.webcitation.org/61rOD5iVG?url=http://www.hordaland.no/Hordaland-fylkeskommune/Samferdsel/Vegar/Vegar-aktuelt/30-mill-kr-ekstra-til-fylkesvegopprusting1/.