RE: City14 Dec 2024 10:06
Norway building world’s longest, deepest undersea road tunnel
Record-breaking Rogfast project to connect Randaberg and Bokn, separated by 16-mile wide body of water
The Rogfast project manager said the current ferry service can be delayed by bad weather, prolonging journeys further – a problem that will not affect the tunnel.
“The port at Mortavika is quite exposed and, in the winter, ferries sometimes have to divert to another port,” said Oddvar Kaarmo.
“Once the tunnel is finished, we will not have to rely on good weather to keep the roads open. About half a year after the last drill and blast, we have to deliver the project, so we have to get a lot of work done simultaneously. It’s more about logistics than tunnelling.”