Stad ship tunnel

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Planned profile of the tunnel (status 2007)
Course of the planned tunnel
Stad ship tunnel (Norway)
Stad ship tunnel
Stad ship tunnel
Location in Norway

The city Canal tunnel or Stad Ship Tunnel is an in-planning Canal tunnel on the territory of the municipality city in the western Norwegian province ( Fylke ) Vestland , the Peninsula city to traverse.

The tunnel is to cross Stadlandet roughly at its narrowest point, the approximately 1.7 km wide isthmus in the south, and thus create a connection for shipping between the Moldefjord in the west near Eide and the Vanylvsfjord in the east near Kjøde. It would save ships from having to bypass Stadlandet through the North Sea , where especially in autumn and winter there are very rough wind and water conditions with dangerous cross seas . Around a hundred days a year, the sea in front of the Kjerringa headland, also known as “ Vestkapp ”, is difficult to navigate. In Stadhavet , the sea around Stad with rocks and shallows, 33 people have lost their lives in 46 accidents since the end of the Second World War . The planned waterway would make the connection between Måløy and Torvik on the Hurtigruten safer and should also be navigable for cargo ships and cruise ships. The newer generation of passenger ships operating on the Hurtigruten for up to 1000 passengers (built from 1993) are up to 21.50 meters wide ( Finnmarken (Schiff, 2002) ), up to 138.50 meters long and have a draft of up to 5.1 meters ( Fram (Schiff, 2007) ).

Therefore, a 1.7 km long tunnel is planned, the profile of which is to have a height of 49 meters, a width of 36 meters and an area of ​​around 1625 square meters. The tunnel ceiling should be designed as a round arch (semicircular with a radius of 18 m). With a water depth of 12 m, the clearance above water would allow a maximum passage height of 37 m. The fairway itself should be 26.5 m wide at the water level, and on both sides it will be flanked by 4.75 m wide access paths with railings and recessed niches including a ladder. Thus, the ship tunnel would be large enough to allow the Hurtigruten ships to pass through. Around 3 million cubic meters of rock had to be blasted out of the rock to build the tunnel. The start of construction work is planned for 2020. Completion is expected around 2023 or 2024. The construction costs have so far been estimated at 2.699 billion Norwegian crowns , around 275 million euros.

Size of the ships

Passenger ships of the new generation (built 1993-2009) of the Hurtigruten for up to 1000 passengers are up to 21.50 m wide ( Finnmarken (Schiff, 2002) ), up to 138.50 m long (detto) and are up to 5.1 m Draft ( Fram (ship, 2007) ).

financing

In December 2019, NOK 5 million was pledged for planning in 2020.

As of December 2019, the expected execution costs can be reduced from 2.9 to 2.7 billion NOK (2019).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Henner Hebestreit : Off through the mountain. (Video) Norway plans to build the world's first ship tunnel. In: nano . 3sat , May 23, 2017, accessed May 24, 2017 . (6:02)
  2. ↑ Dimensions of the official website skipstunnel.no (Norwegian)
  3. ↑ Endeleg it is clear for bygging av Stad skipstunnel. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017 (Norwegian).
  4. ↑ 5 millioner i planleggingsmidler til Stad skipstunnel skipstunnel.no, December 18, 2019, accessed December 22, 2019.

Web links

Støtt Media, Youtube, November 18, 2014 (5:00) - With locations of the ship shavings (2: 14/5: 00)

Coordinates: 62 ° 0 ′ 40 ″  N , 5 ° 26 ′ 20 ″  E