Faroe Islands and its amazing under-sea tunnel network complete with roundabout

[editor]

This looks fabulously futuristic!

The Faroe Islands are set to open an under-sea roundabout following more than three years of construction.
The underwater tunnels connect the islands of Streymoy and Eysturoy in a network some 6.8 miles (11km) long. The network is scheduled to open on 19 December.
The tunnel network will come as a relief to residents, cutting down the travel time between the capital Tórshavn and Runavík, from an hour and 14 minutes to just 16 minutes.

Faroe Islands: Inside the undersea tunnel network

The undersea tunnel network cuts journey times between two islands by a half.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Sprocket.]

It’s one of those places I would love to visit, but their whaling behaviour puts me off.
The tunnels look amazing though.

 

[platinumsage]

Looks much nicer than their older inter-island tunnels. Some are single track with passing places!

List of tunnels of the Faroe Islands - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[skyscraper101]

This is the kind of thing they should be doing while Hammersmith bridge is closed.

 

[Yossarian]

What's going to happen to the old tunnels, apart from them becoming settings for the denouement of Scandi noir novels?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This has a bit more detail on them with more computer generated pictures.

Heim

www.estunlar.fo

 

[BristolEcho]

Yeah these looked cool. Did wonder about ecological impact though will have to read more.

Looks much nicer than their older inter-island tunnels. Some are single track with passing places!

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List of tunnels of the Faroe Islands - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That looks like deadly.

 

[Mation]

There are lots of unlikely things I've had to accept in 2020, but I still didn't imagine that undersea roundabouts might be one of them

 

[ska invita]

Norway is tunnel mad, so many mountains and fjords to cross
Longest tunnel is 15 miles long

Norway's tunnels are so huge that they have full-size underground roundabouts

Norway's tunnels are incredibly long and have some interesting features.

www.businessinsider.com

also this;

Can Norway build the world’s first submerged floating tube bridge?

The Coastal Highway Route E39 project is the largest infrastructure project in Norwegian history and possibly the largest on-going road project worldwide.

www.intelligenttransport.com

 

[sim667]

I really want to go to the Faroe islands. I've heard commercial flights are starting next year, but I really want to take my campervan

 

[rubbershoes]

I really want to go to the Faroe islands. I've heard commercial flights are starting next year, but I really want to take my campervan

There's a ferry from Denmark