Fáskrúðsfjarðargöng

Fáskrúðsfjarðargöng
Northern tunnel portal
use	Road traffic
traffic connection	Hringvegur
place	Reyðarfjörður / Fáskrúðsfjörður
length	5900 m
vehicles per day	858
Number of tubes	1
construction
start of building	2003
completion	2005
business
release	September 25, 2010
location
Coordinates
North portal	65 ° 0 ′ 42 "  N , 14 ° 11 ′ 55"  W.
South portal	64 ° 57 ′ 37 "  N , 14 ° 10 ′ 22"  W.

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

The Fáskrúðsfjarðargöng are a road tunnel in the east of Iceland .

The two-lane, illuminated tunnel was opened in 2005 and is 5.9 kilometers long. Together with the whole of the former Suðurfjarðavegur, it has been part of the ring road since November 2017 and connects Fáskrúðsfjörður with Reyðarfjörður and on to Egilsstaðir . It replaces the original still existing road between the two places, which requires the fjord to be fully extended, is only partially paved and is 60 kilometers long. The new connection is 15 kilometers long.

The tunnel also improved and shortened the connection between Egilsstaðir and the surrounding area with Reykjavík in winter (and generally for trucks): The route further north over the Breiðdalsheiði , which was part of the ring road until November 2017 , is still gravel in this section and leads over a pass so that the ride is dangerous or impossible depending on the weather. The drive along the fjords, on the other hand, is longer with the Fáskrúðsfjarðargöng, but it is paved and largely safe for winter. The former Suðurfjarðavegur with the Fáskrúðsfjarðargöng has been an official part of the ring road since November 11, 2017 and replaces the route over the Breiðdalsheiði.

See also

• Tunnel in Iceland

Web links

Commons : Fáskrúðsfjarðargöng  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jarðgöng á vegakerfinu. Retrieved February 4, 2020 (Icelandic). 
2. ^ Geir Finnsson: Changes To Ring Road This Weekend ( English ) In: Iceland Review . November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.