Oslofjordtunnel

The Oslofjord Tunnel (Norwegian: Oslo Fjord Tunnelen ) is an underwater road tunnel under the Oslofjord in Norway, in Møre og Romsdal and the Bømlafjordtunnel in Hordaland with a length of 7230 meters, the third longest underwater tunnel in Norway after Eiksundtunnel. At its deepest point the Oslofjord tunnel 134 meters below the sea level. It is part of the main road Riksvei 23, which connects the two Akershus and Buskerud Fylken each other and in the community Frogn and Storsand replaced the ferry between Drøbak in Hurum. The construction of the three-lane tunnel was started in 1997. When it was opened three years later on 29 June 2000 by the Norwegian King Harald V, the Oslofjord tunnel at the time was the longest underwater road tunnel in Europe.

The tunnel will be financed by tolls. Which was founded on August 21, 1996 toll road operator Oslofjord Tunnelen AS both Akershus and Buskerud Fylken are 50% each involved. The Company collects money to fund the construction of the Oslo Fjord connection ( Oslofjordforbindelsen ) by Bjørnstad in Røyken to Vassum in Frogn. The 26.7 km long section of the Riksvei 23 (short Rv23 ) ​​includes five other tunnels and some bridges and connects the European Route 6 in Akershus with the Riksvei 282 which is connected at Drammen in Buskerud to the E 18. The final installment of the project, which cost 1.3 billion Norwegian kroner, is expected in late 2013.