Norðfjarðargöng
Norðfjarðargöng | ||
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use | Road traffic | |
traffic connection | Norðfjarðarvegur | |
place | Eskifjörður , Neskaupstaður | |
length | 7542 m | |
vehicles per day | 466 | |
Number of tubes | 1 | |
construction | ||
start of building | 2013 | |
completion | 2017 | |
business | ||
operator | Vegagerðin | |
release | November 11, 2017 | |
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Coordinates | ||
Eskifjörður portal | 65 ° 4 ′ 58 " N , 14 ° 3 ′ 11" W. | |
Portal Fannardalur → Neskaupstaður | 65 ° 7 ′ 30 " N , 13 ° 55 ′ 11" W. |
The Norðfjarðargöng are a road tunnel in the east of Iceland .
They lie in the course of the Norðfjarðarvegur between the places Neskaupstaður and Eskifjörður . So far, the road has passed through the Oddsskarðsgöng tunnel , which was not safe for winter.
The tunnel itself is 7542 m long. Construction began in October 2013 and was originally scheduled to open in September 2017. On September 25, 2015, the then Interior Minister Ólöf Nordal triggered the blast for the last 5 m. After the further interior work on the tunnel, it was officially opened on November 11, 2017.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Jarðgöng á vegakerfinu. Retrieved January 13, 2020 (Icelandic).
- ↑ http://www.vegagerdin.is/verkefnavefir/Nordfjardargong.nsf
- ↑ Norðfjarðargöng óðum að taka á sig endanlega mynd. Retrieved October 13, 2017 (Icelandic).
- ↑ Norðfjarðargöng opnuð November 11th. Retrieved October 13, 2017 (Icelandic).