Eysturoy Tunnel
E527964
The Eysturoy Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel in the Faroe Islands notable for its undersea roundabout and for significantly shortening travel times between the capital Tórshavn and the island of Eysturoy.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road infrastructure project
ⓘ
subsea road tunnel ⓘ |
| builtBy | NCC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Eysturoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Runavík area ⓘ Strendur area NERFINISHED ⓘ Streymoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tórshavn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | drill and blast ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| country | Faroe Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Runavík
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skálafjørður region NERFINISHED ⓘ Strendur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FaroeseName | Eysturoyartunnilin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtwork | light installation at roundabout ⓘ |
| hasDesignerOfArtwork | Tróndur Patursson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPart | undersea roundabout ⓘ |
| hasRoundabout | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | 80 km/h ⓘ |
| hasTollSystem | electronic toll collection ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Eysturoy and Sandoy tunnel project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Faroese ⓘ |
| length | approximately 11.2 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepthBelowSeaLevel | approximately 187 m ⓘ |
| newTravelTimeByRoadBetweenTórshavnAndRunavík | about 15 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
shortening travel times between Tórshavn and Eysturoy
ⓘ
undersea roundabout ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2020-12-19 ⓘ |
| operator | P/F Eystur- og Sandoyartunlar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Landsverk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Faroe Islands road network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousTravelTimeByRoadBetweenTórshavnAndRunavík | about 1 hour ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve internal connectivity in the Faroe Islands
ⓘ
reduce travel time between Tórshavn and Eysturoy ⓘ |
| region |
Eysturoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Streymoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roundaboutLocation | under the Skálafjørður fjord ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures |
emergency lay-bys
ⓘ
emergency phones ⓘ video surveillance ⓘ |
| significantlyShortensTravelTimeBetween |
Tórshavn and Runavík
ⓘ
Tórshavn and Strendur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Hvítanes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tórshavn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tollRoad | yes ⓘ |
| yearOpened | 2020 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.