Kviven Tunnel

Kviven Tunnel
Kvivstunnelen
Overview
Location Sogn og Fjordane and
Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates 62°02′10″N 6°25′08″E / 62.0362°N 6.4190°E / 62.0362; 6.4190Coordinates: 62°02′10″N 6°25′08″E / 62.0362°N 6.4190°E / 62.0362; 6.4190
Route E39
Start Kalvatn
End Grodås
Operation
Work begun 2009
Opened 2012
Traffic Automotive
Toll No
Technical
Length 6,563 metres (4.1 mi)

The Kviven Tunnel (Norwegian: Kvivstunnelen) is a 6,563-metre (21,532 ft) long road tunnel through the mountain Kviven, along the European route E39 highway. The road crosses the county border between Sogn og Fjordane and Møre og Romsdal counties. The eastern end of the tunnel is at Kalvatn, just east of the village of Fyrde in Volda Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county). The western end is at the village of Grodås in Hornindal Municipality (in Sogn og Fjordane county).[1][2]

During construction of the tunnel

The tunnel was approved for construction in 2008 and it was completed in 2012. The tunnel was officially opened on 22 September 2012 by Liv Signe Navarsete, the Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Regional Development. The tunnel is part of a new ferry-free route for the E39 highway.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Kvivsvegen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  2. 1 2 Merzagora, Eugenio A.; Lotsberg, Gunnar (eds.). "Road Tunnels in Norway > 3 000 m". Road Tunnels in Norway. Retrieved 2013-09-29.


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