Norway seeks to apply the revolutionary project in the smooth construction of the floating underwater tunnels in a number of fjords on the western coastline of the country by 2035 at a cost of $ 25 billion.
Norway is known as hitting it scenic, especially along the road connecting the E39 Kristiansand to Trondheim. But travel in this way takes about 21 hours straight through 7 different crossings.
It is estimated that the new project will reduce the journey time by half, and the idea of the project to build a huge tunnels like tubes underwater and processed so that can accommodate Harti (linear) The operation of the cars.
Revealed the feasibility study undertaken in 2010 by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration Commission study, the floating tunnels can be the best way to cross the fjord.
The initial proposal included the construction of tunnels in the Sognefjord area, which will link between the villages of Oppedal and Lavik, still takes duration of the trip, then between them only 20 minutes.
This will consist of two tubes of the tunnel proposed four thousand feet long in each direction, supported by a solid foundation to a depth of approximately 100 feet below the water surface and will be designed to withstand the tidal movements, as well as the emergence of the effects of ice and cold weather.
As it will control these pipes by helicopters spaces wide and far from each other enough for the passage of ships. It is noteworthy that the approval of the project has been, where it would take to build the tunnels between 7 and 9 years.
Source: Daily Mail