Rogfast
Rogaland Fixed Link or simply the Rogfast is a sub-sea road tunnel under construction between the municipalities of Randaberg (near the city of Stavanger) and Bokn in Rogaland county, Norway. The project will be a world record with respect to its 27-kilometre (17 mi) length and its maximum depth of 392 metres (1,286 ft) below sea level. This will be a part of the main European route E39 highway along the west coast of Norway and it will link the cities of Kristiansand – Stavanger – Haugesund – Bergen.[1]
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Location | Rogaland, Norway |
Coordinates | 59°04′26″N 5°27′19″E |
Status | Under construction |
Route | |
Start | Randaberg |
End | Bokn |
Operation | |
Work begun | 4 January 2018 |
Opens | 2029 (planned) |
Operator | Statens vegvesen |
Toll | yes |
Technical | |
Length | 27 kilometres (17 mi) |
Lowest elevation | −392 metres (−1,286 ft) |
The tunnel is planned as a 27-kilometre (17 mi) long roadway which will run below the Boknafjorden and Kvitsøyfjorden. A spur connection to the island municipality of Kvitsøy will also be added. As of August 2018, the cost of the project is calculated to be 16.8 billion kr (about €1.73 billion).[2] Preparatory construction on the tunnel began on 4 January 2018, after being approved by the Norwegian Parliament in May 2017, and it was originally planned to be finished in 2025–26.[3] However, due to cost overruns, the project has been halted and as of 2020 not really started, and opening has been delayed to 2029 at the earliest.[4] The financing was 11 billion NOK from a loan to be paid by tolls, and 6 billion by the government. But the 7 billion cost overrun made the government require cost saving.
Name
The name Rogfast is an abbreviation for the Norwegian name Rogaland fastforbindelse which is translated to English as the "Rogaland fixed link".
See also
References
- Myrset, Ola. "Oppstart for kjerneboring i Boknafjorden". Stavanger Aftenbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- "Fakta" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- Lien, Marthe S. (4 January 2018). "I dag starter byggingen på gigantprosjektet til 16,8 milliarder". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- "Rogfast tidligst ferdig i 2029". e24.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-08-08.