Norway plans world's first ship tunnel | Construction News | The Construction Index
It would bypass the Stad peninsula in Selje, which is a very exposed area of the coast.
The Norwegian government said that the tunnel will reduce accident risk and improve conditions for sailors along the coast. "This is a spectacular project that we are looking forward to taking on," said coastal director Kirsti Slotsvik.
BBC News - Who, what, why: Why build a ship tunnel?
The Norwegian government has backed an ambitious plan to create the world's first ship tunnel. But why has nobody tackled this engineering feat before?
The answer
- The Stad peninsula is a mountainous finger of land where fierce weather conditions disrupt and endanger ships
- Shipping is Norway's second most important industry after oil and gas
- They are also world-leaders in tunnelling technology, having completed the world's longest road tunnel
Norway to build world's first tunnel for large ships - Ship Technology
The government has agreed to provide NOK1.6bn ($274m) for the Stad Ship Tunnel, which will be built to a height of 45m, width of 36m and will span a length of 1.7km.
The proposed tunnel, which is being planned by Nordfjord Vekst, would bypass the Stadlandet (Stad) peninsula in Selje, Norway linking two fjords near the towns of Teigen and Berstad.
Peaking at 645m, the Stad peninsula is a mountainous divide between the Norwegian Sea to the north and the North Sea to the south.
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