Húsavíkurgöng

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Húsavíkurgöng
Official name Húsavíkurhöfðagöng
use no public road traffic
traffic connection Port ↔ Bakki Industrial Area
place Húsavík
length 943 m
Number of tubes 1
construction
start of building 2016
completion 2017
business
release 4th November 2017
location
Húsavíkurgöng (Iceland)
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Coordinates
South portal in the port 66 ° 2 ′ 58 "  N , 17 ° 21 ′ 36"  W.
North portal in the Bakki industrial area 66 ° 3 ′ 28 "  N , 17 ° 21 ′ 16"  W.

The Húsavíkurgöng or Húsavíkurhöfðagöng are a road tunnel in Húsavík in north-east of Iceland .

Over a length of 943 meters, it connects the port with the Bakki industrial area north of the city, where the new diatomite is being built. It is not used for general road traffic. The first blast for this tunnel was triggered on March 10, 2016. The tunnel was officially opened on November 4, 2017.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.vegagerdin.is/upplysingar-og-utgafa/frettir/nr/14634
  2. Húsavíkurhöfðagöng opnuð í morgun. Retrieved November 4, 2017 (isl.).