Stongafjell Tunnel

Stongafjell Tunnel

Southern entrance
Overview
Location	Askøy, Norway
Coordinates	60°24′21″N 5°12′02″E / 60.4057°N 5.2005°E
Status	In use
Route	562
Operation
Opened	December 1991
Owner	Hordaland County Municipality
Operator	Statens vegvesen
Vehicles per day	11,050 (2004)
Technical
Length	694 meters (2,277 ft)
Number of lanes	2

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 Hordaland 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 NOK 3.7 million to upgrade the electrical systems in the tunnel.^[3]

References

1. Haugland, Øyvind (2 January 2008). "Askøybroen - fra planlegging i 1960" (in Norwegian). Askøy Municipality. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
2. "Samferdselsutredning for Askøy" (in Norwegian). Norconsult. June 2006. p. 9. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
3. "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.