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|name = Hvalbiartunnilin |name = Gamli Hvalbiartunnilin
|image = Hvalbiartunnilin 2011.jpg
|caption = Entrance near Hvalba
|location = ] and ], ]
|route =
|status = In operation
|startwork = 1961
|opened = 1963
|owner = Landsverk
|operator = Landsverk
|traffic = Automotive
|toll =
|vpd =
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|lanes = 1
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|height = {{convert|3.2|m|abbr=on}}
|width = {{convert|3.3|m|abbr=on}}
|grade = 5.61%
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{{Infobox tunnel
|name = Nýggi Hvalbiartunnilin
|image = |image =
|caption = Map of where the Hvalbiartunlinar are situated |caption = Map of where the new Hvalbiartunnilin is situated
|location = ] and ], ] |location = ] and ], ]
|route = |route =
|status = In operation (old), under construction (new) |status = Under construction
|startwork = 1961, 2019 |startwork = 2019
|opened = 1963, 2021 |opened = 2021
|owner = Landsverk |owner = Landsverk
|operator = Landsverk |operator = Landsverk
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The '''Hvalbiartunnilin''' (Hvalba Tunnel) is the name applied to two tunnels on the island of ] in the ]. The first Hvalbiartunnilin is the oldest tunnel in the country, and is currently being replaced by a modern one. Both tunnels connect the villages ] and ].<ref>https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/bygging/verkaetlanir/hvalbiartunnilin</ref> The tunnels are owned and maintained by public works authority Landsverk. The '''Hvalbiartunnilin''' (Hvalba Tunnel) is the name applied to two tunnels on the island of ] in the ]. The first Hvalbiartunnilin is the oldest tunnel in the country, and is currently being replaced by a modern one. Both tunnels connect the villages ] and ].<ref>https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/bygging/verkaetlanir/hvalbiartunnilin</ref> The tunnels are owned and maintained by public works authority Landsverk.


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In 2017 it was decided to replace the old tunnel with a new tunnel<ref>https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/bygging/verkaetlanir/hvalbiartunnilin</ref>. This tunnel, with two lanes and a clearence of 4.5 meters, measures 2.500 metres in length. Drilling started on 27 June 2019 and finished on 7 July 2020<ref>https://dagur.fo/nyggi-hvalbiartunnilin-verdur-skotin-igjognum-tysdagin</ref>. A new access road of 2.4 kilometres is constructed on the Hvalba side and 1.4 km on the Trongisvágur side<ref>https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/utbjo%C3%B0ing-av-hvalbiartunlinum</ref>. The tunnel is built by ArtiCon and LNS. Planned to open in 2021, the tunnel cost 272 million DKK<ref>https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/utbjo%C3%B0ing-av-hvalbiartunlinum</ref>. What will remain of the old tunnel is unknown. In 2017 it was decided to replace the old tunnel with a new tunnel<ref>https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/bygging/verkaetlanir/hvalbiartunnilin</ref>. This tunnel, with two lanes and a clearence of 4.5 meters, measures 2.500 metres in length. Drilling started on 27 June 2019 and finished on 7 July 2020<ref>https://dagur.fo/nyggi-hvalbiartunnilin-verdur-skotin-igjognum-tysdagin</ref>. A new access road of 2.4 kilometres is constructed on the Hvalba side and 1.4 km on the Trongisvágur side<ref>https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/utbjo%C3%B0ing-av-hvalbiartunlinum</ref>. The tunnel is built by ArtiCon and LNS. Planned to open in 2021, the tunnel cost 272 million DKK<ref>https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/utbjo%C3%B0ing-av-hvalbiartunlinum</ref>. What will remain of the old tunnel is unknown.


The new Hvalbiartunnilin will gain extra importance when the subsea ] is constructed between Hvalba or ] on Suðuroy and the isle of ]. This tunnel is yet to be decided upon, but should according to plans open in 2030.<ref>https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/samfer%C3%B0sluaetlanin-2018-2030/stoerri-iloegur-komandi-arini/su%C3%B0uroyartunnilin</ref> Sandoy is connected to capital ] and the rest of the country via the ]. The new Hvalbiartunnilin will gain extra importance if the subsea ] is constructed between Hvalba or ] on Suðuroy and the isle of ]. This tunnel is yet to be decided upon, but should according to plans open around 2030.<ref>https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/samfer%C3%B0sluaetlanin-2018-2030/stoerri-iloegur-komandi-arini/su%C3%B0uroyartunnilin</ref> Sandoy is connected to capital ] and the rest of the country via the ].


==See also== ==See also==

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Gamli Hvalbiartunnilin
Entrance near Hvalba
Overview
LocationHvalba and Trongisvágur, Faroe Islands
StatusIn operation
Operation
Work begun1961
Opened1963
OwnerLandsverk
OperatorLandsverk
TrafficAutomotive
Technical
Length1,450 m (4,760 ft)
No. of lanes1
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Highest elevation227 m (745 ft)
Lowest elevation150 m (490 ft)
Tunnel clearance3.2 m (10 ft)
Width3.3 m (11 ft)
Grade5.61%
Nýggi Hvalbiartunnilin
Overview
LocationHvalba and Trongisvágur, Faroe Islands
StatusUnder construction
Operation
Work begun2019
Opened2021
OwnerLandsverk
OperatorLandsverk
TrafficAutomotive
Technical
Length2,050 m (6,730 ft)
No. of lanes2
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Highest elevation101 m (331 ft)
Lowest elevation81 m (266 ft)
Tunnel clearance4.6 m (15 ft)
Width7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Grade6.00 %

The Hvalbiartunnilin (Hvalba Tunnel) is the name applied to two tunnels on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The first Hvalbiartunnilin is the oldest tunnel in the country, and is currently being replaced by a modern one. Both tunnels connect the villages Hvalba and Trongisvágur. The tunnels are owned and maintained by public works authority Landsverk.

History

The centuries before the tunnel arrived, Hvalba and Trongisvágur were connected by a footpath via the Krákugjógv. Construction of the Hvalbiartunnilin started in 1961 and it opened in 1963, as the first tunnel in the country. It has always remained an unlit, one-lane tunnel, measuring 1.450 metres in length. Because of its limited clearance of 3.2 metres, it cannot handle modern-sized large vehicles, such as lorries, trailers and touringcars, which impedes transport to the rest of the island and onwards to Tórshavn. Although the tunnel has passing places at regular intervals, this hinders quick passage of the tunnel in especially the northbound direction, as these vehicles need to yield to oncoming southbound cars. The footpath is still a popular hiking route.

In 2017 it was decided to replace the old tunnel with a new tunnel. This tunnel, with two lanes and a clearence of 4.5 meters, measures 2.500 metres in length. Drilling started on 27 June 2019 and finished on 7 July 2020. A new access road of 2.4 kilometres is constructed on the Hvalba side and 1.4 km on the Trongisvágur side. The tunnel is built by ArtiCon and LNS. Planned to open in 2021, the tunnel cost 272 million DKK. What will remain of the old tunnel is unknown.

The new Hvalbiartunnilin will gain extra importance if the subsea Suðuroyartunnilin is constructed between Hvalba or Sandvík on Suðuroy and the isle of Sandoy. This tunnel is yet to be decided upon, but should according to plans open around 2030. Sandoy is connected to capital Tórshavn and the rest of the country via the Sandoyartunnilin.

See also

References

  1. https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/bygging/verkaetlanir/hvalbiartunnilin
  2. https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/borgari/kervi%C3%B0/tunlar
  3. https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/bygging/verkaetlanir/hvalbiartunnilin
  4. https://dagur.fo/nyggi-hvalbiartunnilin-verdur-skotin-igjognum-tysdagin
  5. https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/utbjo%C3%B0ing-av-hvalbiartunlinum
  6. https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/utbjo%C3%B0ing-av-hvalbiartunlinum
  7. https://www.landsverk.fo/fo-fo/samfer%C3%B0sluaetlanin-2018-2030/stoerri-iloegur-komandi-arini/su%C3%B0uroyartunnilin
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