Eysturoy Tunnel

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The Eysturoy Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel in the Faroe Islands notable for its undersea roundabout and for significantly shortening travel times between the capital Tórshavn and the island of Eysturoy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf road infrastructure project
subsea road tunnel
builtBy NCC
connects Eysturoy
Runavík area
Strendur area
Streymoy
Tórshavn
constructionMethod drill and blast
constructionStartDate 2016
country Faroe Islands
endPoint Runavík
Skálafjørður region
Strendur
FaroeseName Eysturoyartunnilin
hasArtwork light installation at roundabout
hasDesignerOfArtwork Tróndur Patursson
hasLanes 2
hasPart undersea roundabout
hasRoundabout yes
hasSpeedLimit 80 km/h
hasTollSystem electronic toll collection
isPartOf Eysturoy and Sandoy tunnel project
linked to: Eysturoy Tunnel
languageOfOfficialName Faroese
length approximately 11.2 km
locatedIn North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic
maximumDepthBelowSeaLevel approximately 187 m
newTravelTimeByRoadBetweenTórshavnAndRunavík about 15 minutes
notableFor shortening travel times between Tórshavn and Eysturoy
undersea roundabout
openingDate 2020-12-19
operator P/F Eystur- og Sandoyartunlar
owner Landsverk
partOf Faroe Islands road network
previousTravelTimeByRoadBetweenTórshavnAndRunavík about 1 hour
purpose improve internal connectivity in the Faroe Islands
reduce travel time between Tórshavn and Eysturoy
region Eysturoy
Streymoy
roundaboutLocation under the Skálafjørður fjord
safetyFeatures emergency lay-bys
emergency phones
video surveillance
significantlyShortensTravelTimeBetween Tórshavn and Runavík
Tórshavn and Strendur
linked to: Tórshavn
startPoint Hvítanes
Tórshavn
tollRoad yes
yearOpened 2020

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Eysturoy hasTunnelConnection Eysturoy Tunnel
Eysturoy Tunnel isPartOf Eysturoy and Sandoy tunnel project
linked to: Eysturoy Tunnel
Skálafjørður hasNearbyInfrastructure Skálafjørður tunnel (Eysturoy side of Eysturoyartunnilin)
linked to: Eysturoy Tunnel