Rogfast

Rogfast
Rogaland Fixed Link
Overview
Location Rogaland, Norway
Coordinates 59°04′26″N 5°27′19″E / 59.07389°N 5.45528°E / 59.07389; 5.45528Coordinates: 59°04′26″N 5°27′19″E / 59.07389°N 5.45528°E / 59.07389; 5.45528
Status Decided, not under construction yet
Route E39
Start Randaberg
End Bokn
Operation
Work begun Fall 2017
Opened 2023
Operator Statens vegvesen
Technical
Length 27 kilometres (17 mi)
Lowest elevation −390 metres (−1,280 ft)

Rogfast or the Rogaland Fixed Link is a planned sub-sea road tunnel between the municipalities of Randaberg (near the city of Stavanger) and Bokn in Rogaland county, Norway. The project will be a world record with respect to its 27-kilometre (17 mi) length and its maximum depth of 390 metres (1,280 ft) below sea level. This will be a part of the main European route E39 highway along the west coast of Norway and it will link the cities of Kristiansand – Stavanger – Haugesund – Bergen.[1]

The tunnel is planned as a 27-kilometre (17 mi) long roadway which will run below the Boknafjorden and Kvitsøyfjorden. A spur connection to the island municipality of Kvitsøy will also be added. The cost of the project is calculated to be 13.8 billion kr (about €1.62 billion).[2] The project has been approved by the Norwegian Parliament, and the planned construction start date is the fall of 2016 and it is planned to be finished in 2025-26.[3]

Name

The name Rogfast is an abbreviation for the Norwegian name "Rogaland fastforbindelse" which is translated to English as the "Rogaland fixed link".

References

  1. ↑ Myrset, Ola. "Oppstart for kjerneboring i Boknafjorden". Stavanger Aftenbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  2. ↑ "To nye milepålar for Rogfast" (in Norwegian). Statens vegvesen. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  3. ↑ "Rogfast-start i 2015". Stavanger Aftenbladet (in Norwegian).


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