Location Askøy, Norway Route 562 Operator Statens vegvesen Number of lanes 2 | Status In use Opened December 1991 Vehicles per day 11,050 (2004) | |
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Owner Hordaland County Municipality | ||
The Stongafjell Tunnel (Norwegian: Stongafjelltunnelen) is a 694-meter (2,277 ft) long road tunnel along County Road 562 in the municipality of Askøy in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located on the southern part of the island of Askøy, going through the small mountain Stongafjell, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the village of Kleppestø. It was opened in December 1991 to connect this road to the newly constructed Askøy Bridge. In 2004, it had 11,050 vehicles per day, making it part of the section of road with the most traffic in all of Askøy municipality. In 2011, Hordaland County Municipality spent 3.7 million kr to upgrade the electrical systems in the tunnel.
Map of Stongafjelltunnelen, 5300 Strusshamn, Norway
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Stongafjell Tunnel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA