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As a result, the tolls for Eysturoyartunnilin will not decrease as traffic numbers increase price inelasticity. Højgaard , who had to resign in early September as this came out. The contract for both tunnels is for 2, million DKK, whilst the overall cost for both tunnels is estimated at around 2, million DKK. The drilling of the tunnel itself started on 21 February from the Strendur side and on 27 April from the Hvítanes side.
In , after the outcomes of an official inquiry, the cabinet of Kaj Leo Johannesen had to call for early elections. Another difference is that Eysturoyartunnilin does not replace a ferry route, so tolls cannot be compared to ferry ticket prices. For Eysturoyartunnilin there was a ceremony with speeches and music before the tunnel opened, which was broadcast live by the Faroese Television KVF. When the tunnel opened in December , it significantly reduced travel times to the capital.
It is the largest ever infrastructure project in the Faroe Islands.
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The roundabout is the world's first sub-sea roundabout. The metal plates will be allowed to oxidise and change colour. A sign reads "No Entrance To Tunnel" following the closure of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in New York City, on Sept. This road, named Fjøruvegurin foreshore road , is going to be built on the shoreline. The tunnel would generate 3, new daily crossings. This differs from Vága- and Norðoyatunnilin where tolls dropped gradually with time.
This means that passengers between Tórshavn and Klaksvík can opt for either a transfer-free longer route route , or save circa 30 minutes by taking either the express route rush hours on working days or a double-transfer trip routes Tórshavn-Runavík, Runavík-Søldarfjørður and Søldarfjørður-Klaksvík. The tunnel is a two-laned undersea tunnel that has three tubes which meet at an underwater roundabout, The tunnel is 2, metres long from the entrance at Rókini in Saltnes to the roundabout, and the distance from Sjógv at Strendur to the roundabout is 1, metres.
The roundabout is fitted with metal artwork by the Faroese artist Tróndur Patursson , as well as lighting effects. Tolls are levied for travel in both directions, unlike Vágatunnilin and Norðoyatunnilin , which charge tolls only one way. Karta över tunnlarna på Färöarna. It also crosses the southern part of Skálafjørður , and connects the towns of Runavík on the eastern side and Strendur on the western side of the fjord , and includes the world's first undersea roundabout in the middle of the network.
The national government and Runavik municipality agreed on the construction of a bypass between the tunnel mouth and the town limits of Glyvrar , in order to alleviate the increasing traffic through the town streets once the tunnel has opened.
Eysturoy Tunnel Travel Guide
The minute drive is cut down to 16 minutes. The drive from Tórshavn to Klaksvík was reduced from 68 minutes to 36 minutes. Tunnil claims that the saved travel time, fuel and wear compensates for the increased travel costs on the main routes between Tórshavn, Southern Eysturoy and the Northern Isles. NCC was contracted to carry out the construction works for both tunnels. However, apart from the opening day 14, vehicles in twelve hours [ 41 ] and the toll-free introduction month that ended on 10 January average daily ridership 7, vehicles , [ 42 ] traffic numbers dropped steeply.
Construction costs are estimated to be around a billion DKK. The idea for the Eysturoyartunnil emerged during the construction of Vágatunnilin and Norðoyatunnilin , opened in and respectively, which heralded a new look on domestic transport and regional development. The last blast was shot on 7 June , after which a number of months was used for tarmacking, cabling, installing emergency facilities and signposting.
Strandfaraskip Landsins changed its bus route network in response to the tunnel's opening, [ 30 ] but was pressed by the public along the route to restore the old network after a few months. Norðoyatunnilin , which opened in , also includes some of Patursson's light art. The opening of the tunnel for general traffic was on 19 December , which was 18 years and 9 days after the opening of the first subsea tunnel in the Faroe Islands, Vágatunnilin connecting Tórshavn with Vágar Airport.
The road will include a short tunnel and is to be ready in In December the toll prices were announced by the agency Tunnil. The main branch from Tórshavn to the roundabout measures 7, metres and resurfaces by the village of Hvítanes. 4, David Dee Delgado / Reuters. Eysturoyartunnilin in English The Eysturoy Tunnel , earlier known as Skálafjarðartunnilin is a large undersea road tunnel under the Tangafjørður sound in the Faroe Islands , connecting the island of Streymoy to the island of Eysturoy , meaning east island.
Only when the construction investments for both tunnels has been sufficiently been earned back, tolls could sink. On 8 November , a deal was struck with the Scandinavian construction company NCC to construct the Eysturoy tunnel as well as the Sandoy tunnel. This led to a small political crisis. Eysturoyartunnilin är en undervattenstunnel som byggts på Färöarna mellan år och år Tunneln att förbinder bägge sidor av Skálafjørður på ön Eysturoy med varandra och med huvudstaden Tórshavn, som ligger på Streymoy.
In order to increase safety, no incline in the tunnel is steeper than five per cent, and the lowest point is metres ft below the water's surface. The Strendur team reached the underwater roundabout section on 4 December , [ 18 ] at which point 3, metres had been dug from both sides combined. With the first leg and roundabout completed, a third drilling team started, with two teams on the Hvítanes-roundabout leg working towards each other which met underwater on 7 June and one from the roundabout to Saltnes.
The financial coupling cross subsidization between the two tunnels is necessary since Sandoyartunnilin is not expected to generate sufficient ridership to recover its own investment via its own tolls alone, while Eysturoyartunnilin is expected to have surplus capacity. The projected traffic numbers were 6, for , [ 40 ] of which 5, between Eysturoy and Streymoy and between both sides of the Skálafjørður.