Fløyfjell Tunnel

Fløyfjellstunnelen
Overview
Route E16 (Hordaland) / E39 (Hordaland)
Operation
Traffic 43 189 (2010)
Technical
Length 3 825 / 3 195

The Fløyfjell Tunnel (Norwegian: Fløyfjellstunnelen) is a road tunnel in the city of Bergen, Norway. The tunnel goes through the Fløyfjellet mountain massif between Sandviken and Kalfaret. The twin-tube tunnel was built in the late eighties as part of the city's motorway network, and is part of the main route between Åsane and the rest of the city. Each of the tubes carries two lanes of traffic on the European route E39/European route E16. The two tubes differ slightly in length; the southern tube, which carries southbound traffic, is 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) long and was opened in 1988, while the northern tube is 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long and was opened the following year.

The traffic through the tunnel is increasing rapidly. In 2007, the average daily traffic was 41,707 vehicles, up from 34,779 vehicles in 2000.[1] The speed cameras in the tunnel detected this section of road to have the most speeding vehicles in Hordaland.[2]

Incidents

The Fløyjfell Tunnel has been named the most closed tunnel in Bergen. During 2010, it was closed a total of 216 times.[3]

In July 2011, a car crash occurred inside the Fløyfjell Tunnel. A man was driving the car south when he crashed into the mountain wall, suffering only minor injuries. The local police were notified by witnesses and arrived promptly, and subsequently closed the tunnel. It remained closed for several days, causing a problem for local residents.[4]

References

  1. ^ "ÅDT nivå 1-punkt Hordaland" (in Norwegian). Statens Vegvesen. 2008. http://www.vegvesen.no/?blobcol=urlpdf&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition%3A&blobheadervalue1=attachment%3Bfilename%3Dpdf_Statens_vegvesen.pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=SVVvedlegg&blobwhere=1162823408587&ssbinary=true. Retrieved 2008-09-20. 
  2. ^ "Flest fakkes i Fløyfjellstunnelen" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. 2008. http://www.bt.no/trafikk/article472932.ece. Retrieved 2008-09-20. 
  3. ^ "Derfor var den stengt 216 ganger i fjor" (in Norwegian). Bergens Avisen. 2011. http://www.ba.no/nyheter/article5496486.ece. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 
  4. ^ "Bilulykke i Fløyfjellstunnelen" (in Norwegian). TV2. 2011. http://www.tv2.no/nyheter/innenriks/bilulykke-i-floeyfjellstunnelen-3536387.html. Retrieved 2011-08-03.