Stongafjell Tunnel

Road tunnel in Vestland, Norway

60°24′21″N 5°12′02″E / 60.4057°N 5.2005°E / 60.4057; 5.2005StatusIn useRoute

Fv562OperationOpenedDecember 1991OwnerVestland County MunicipalityOperatorStatens vegvesenVehicles per day11,050 (2004)TechnicalLength694 meters (2,277 ft)No. of lanes2

The Stongafjell Tunnel (Norwegian: Stongafjelltunnelen) is a 694-meter (2,277 ft) long road tunnel along County Road 562 in the municipality of Askøy in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the southern part of the island of Askøy, going through the small mountain Stongafjell, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the village of Kleppestø. It was opened in December 1991 to connect this road to the newly constructed Askøy Bridge.^[1] In 2004, it had 11,050 vehicles per day, making it part of the section of road with the most traffic in all of Askøy municipality.^[2] In 2011, Hordaland County Municipality spent 3.7 million kr to upgrade the electrical systems in the tunnel.^[3]

References

^ Haugland, Øyvind (2 January 2008). "Askøybroen - fra planlegging i 1960" (in Norwegian). Askøy Municipality. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
^ "Samferdselsutredning for Askøy" (in Norwegian). Norconsult. June 2006. p. 9. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
^ "30 mill. kr ekstra til fylkesvegopprusting" (in Norwegian). Hordaland County Municipality. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.