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The Hvalbiartunnilin (Hvalba Tunnel) is the name applied to two different tunnels in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Both tunnels connect the villages Hvalba and Trongisvágur on the isle of Suðuroy.

History

The first Hvalbiartunnil is an unlit, one-lane tunnel, measuring 1.450 metres in length. Completed in 1963, it was the first tunnel in the Faroe Islands. 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.

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 new link is planned to open in 2021 and cost 272 million DKK. What will remain of the old tunnel is unknown.

The new Hvalbiartunnilin will gain extra importance when 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 in 2030. Sandoy is connected to capital Tórshavn and the rest of the country via the Sandoyartunnilin.

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