Jondal Tunnel

Jondal Tunnel
Map of the tunnel
Overview
Location Hordaland, Norway
Coordinates 60°11′43″N 6°15′01″E / 60.1953°N 6.2502°ECoordinates: 60°11′43″N 6°15′01″E / 60.1953°N 6.2502°E
Status In use
Route 107
Start Torsnes, Jondal
End Nordrepollen, Kvinnherad
Operation
Work begun October 2009
Opened 7 September 2012
Operator Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Character Automotive
Toll NOK 100 (small vehicles), NOK 200 (large vehicles)
Technical
Length 10,400 metres (6.5 mi)
Number of lanes 2
Tunnel clearance 4.6 metres (15 ft)

The Jondal Tunnel (Norwegian: Jondalstunnelen) is a road tunnel in the Hardanger region of Hordaland county, Norway. The tunnel is part of Norwegian County Road 107. The 10.4-kilometre (6.5 mi) long tunnel was built to offer a better route between the cities of Bergen and Oslo. Cars can drive from Bergen to Tørvikbygda, then take a ferry to Jondal, then go through this tunnel, then a short drive to the Folgefonna Tunnel before getting to the town of Odda. From there it is a short drive to the European route E134 highway which leads to Oslo.[1]

Work on the tunnel began in October 2009. The tunnel was opened on 7 September 2012 by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. The project cost almost NOK 806.6 million. For the first 15 years of its use (until 2027), there is a toll for using the tunnel: NOK 100 for small vehicles and NOK 200 for large vehicles.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Merzagora, Eugenio A.; Lotsberg, Gunnar (eds.). "Road Tunnels in Norway > 3 000 m". Road Tunnels in Norway. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Fv. 107 Jondalstunnelen" (in Norwegian). Statens vegvesen. Retrieved 2014-06-21.