Tampere Tunnel Explained

Location:Tampere, Finland
Coordinates:61.5017°N 23.7319°W
Route:Finnish national road 12
Start:Santalahti
End:Naistenlahti
Owner:Finnish Transport Agency, City of Tampere
Traffic:Automotive
Length:2.327km (01.446miles)
Lanes:4
Speed:60km/h

The Tampere Tunnel (also the Rantaväylä Tunnel, Finnish: Rantaväylän tunneli) is a 2,3 kilometre-long road tunnel in Tampere, Finland. It was opened 15 November 2016, six months before scheduled. The Tampere Tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Finland.[1] It is part of Highway 12, which passes north of Tampere city center. 36,000 vehicles a day drive through the tunnel.[2]

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  1. Web site: Finland's longest road tunnel opens. Yle News. 15 November 2016. 16 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Rantatunnelissa ajetaan ylinopeuksia, mutta poliisin on vaikea sitä valvoa . Roth . Raili. Aamulehti. 2017-11-12. 2018-07-01 . fi.