Jondal Tunnel

The Jondal Tunnel (Norwegian: Jondalstunnelen) is a road tunnel in the Hardanger region of Vestland county, Norway. The tunnel is part of Norwegian County Road 49 and it lies in Kvinnherad and Ullensvang municipalities. The 10.4-kilometre (6.5 mi) long tunnel was built to offer a better route between the cities of Bergen and Oslo. Cars can drive from Bergen to Tørvikbygda, then take a ferry to Jondal, then go through this tunnel, then a short drive to the Folgefonna Tunnel before getting to the town of Odda. From there it is a short drive to the European route E134 highway which leads to Oslo.[2]

Jondal Tunnel

Map of the tunnel
Overview
Location	Vestland, Norway
Coordinates	60.1953°N 6.2502°E / 60.1953; 6.2502
Status	In use
Route	Fv49
Start	Torsnes, Ullensvang
End	Nordrepollen, Kvinnherad
Operation
Work begun	October 2009
Opened	7 September 2012
Operator	Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Traffic	685 AADT[1]
Character	Automotive
Toll	32 kr (small vehicles) 51 kr (large vehicles)
Technical
Length	10,400 metres (6.5 mi)
No. of lanes	2
Tunnel clearance	4.6 metres (15 ft)

Work on the tunnel began in October 2009. The tunnel was opened on 7 September 2012 by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. The project cost almost 806.6 million kr. For the first 6 years of its use (until 2018), there was a toll for using the tunnel: 100 kr for small vehicles and 200 kr for large vehicles.[3] This was reduced in 2018 and now the toll is 32 kr for small vehicles and 52 kr for large vehicles.[4]

References

1. "Trafikkdata Fv49 Jondalstunnelen". www.vegvesen.no. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
2. Merzagora, Eugenio A.; Lotsberg, Gunnar (eds.). "Road Tunnels in Norway > 3 000 m". Road Tunnels in Norway. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
3. "Fv. 107 Jondalstunnelen" (in Norwegian). Statens vegvesen. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
4. "Kunngjøringer vedrørende endring i takst- og rabattsystemet fra 01.12.18 » Ferde". Ferde (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2020-06-06.