Sandoyartunnilin

Sandoyartunnilin (Sandoy Tunnel) is an undersea road tunnel under construction in the Faroe Islands. It will connect the main island of Streymoy with Sandoy to the south. The length of the tunnel will be 10.8 kilometres. The estimated cost is 860 million DKK.[2] Construction began on 27 June 2019. The tunnel is expected to be ready for traffic in 2023, after which the ferry Teistin will cease its route between Gamlarætt on Streymoy and Skopun on Sandoy.[3] The tunnel crosses the Skopunarfjørður and runs from Gamlarætt to Traðardalur in central Sandoy, near the Inni í Dal stadium.[4]

Sandoyartunnilin
Aerial photo of the new Gamlarætt ferry port, where also the Streymoy entrance of the Sandoyartunnilin is located (near the jetty).
Overview
LocationSandoy and Streymoy, Faroe Islands
StatusUnder construction
Operation
Work begun2019
Opened2023
OwnerFaroese government
OperatorP/F Eystur- og Sandoyartunlar
TrafficAutomotive
TollYes
Vehicles per dayestimated 300-400[1]
Technical
Length10,800 m (35,400 ft)
No. of lanes2
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Highest elevation50.7 m (166 ft)
Lowest elevation−155.0 m (−508.5 ft)
Width10.5 m (34 ft)
Grade5.0% (max.)

In political, legal and economic terms, the project is linked to the Eysturoyartunnilin, which was opened for traffic on 19 December 2020.[5] The Eysturoyartunnilin, expected to be more lucrative than the Sandoyartunnilin, will partially finance the latter. It is projected that 300-400 vehicles will use the tunnel daily,[6] compared to 147 per day by ferry in 2019.[7] The Sandoyartunnilin will also provide a stepping stone for the Suðuroyartunnilin, which should significantly raise the usage rate.

The Sandoyartunnilin completed the 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) (60%) milestone on 7 December 2020.[8] On 22 September the halfway mark (5.409 m) had been hit.[9]

The Farose Útoyggjafelagið ('Outpost Island Society) lobbied for a branch to the island of Hestur, but this was deprioritised for economic reasons.[10]

Route

See also

References
  1. https://www.estunlar.fo/fo/um-tunlarnar/sandoyartunnilin/
  2. Kaj Joensen & Christian Loiborg (14 April 2014). "Færøerne får undersøiske tunneler for to milliarder kroner" (in Danish). Retrieved 30 September 2015.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. "The Sandoy tunnel". Eysturoyar- og Sandoyartunlar. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. Samuelsen, Ingi (23 February 2016). "Fylla út á Saltnesi fyri ferðsluni frá Eysturoyartunnlinum" (in Faroese). Portal.fo. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. Djurhuus, Høgni (26 November 2020). "Tórshavn-Eysturoy tunnel to open before Christmas". kvf.fo. Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. https://www.estunlar.fo/fo/um-tunlarnar/sandoyartunnilin/
  7. https://www.ssl.fo/fo/um-ssl/hagtol/
  8. https://www.estunlar.fo/fo/um-tunlarnar/sandoyartunnilin/framgongd-vid-boring/
  9. "Helvtin borað". dagur.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  10. http://umsit.portal.fo/hestur+skal+knytast+uppi+sandoyartunnilin.html


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