Ryfylke Tunnel

Ryfylke Tunnel
Overview
Other name(s)	Solbakktunnelen
Location	Rogaland, Norway
Route	Norwegian National Road 13
Crosses	Hidle island
Operation
Constructed	2013–19
Opened	December 30, 2019
Operator	Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Traffic	Automotive
Toll	171 kr
Technical
Length	14.4 km
Lowest elevation	-292 m
Route map

The Ryfylke Tunnel (Norwegian: Ryfylketunnelen) is an undersea road tunnel in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Norwegian National Road 13 running between Stavanger and Ryfylke (district) under the Horgefjord (part of the Boknafjord). The tunnel is part of the Ryfast project. It is 14.4 kilometres (8.9 mi) long^[2] and is currently the world's longest subsea road tunnel, and the deepest tunnel of any kind. Both records are expected to be surpassed by Rogfast, which is projected to open in 2033.

The tunnel is designed for 10,000 vehicles per day and is built with one tube for each traffic-direction, and two vehicular lanes in each tube. The entrance on the Ryfylke side is located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Solbakk in Strand municipality (just south of Tau). The entrance on the "city side" is on Hundvåg island in Stavanger municipality. Construction began in 2013, and the tunnel opened on 30 December 2019.^[4] A half marathon was held in the tunnel on 5 October 2019.

Toll charging

At the time of opening the tunnel had a toll of 140 kr (about $15) for vehicles in tariff group 1 (light vehicles) with a 20% discount for using an electronic toll tag. Zero-emission vehicles received a 50% discount. Tariff group 2 (large goods vehicles) incurred 420 kr (about $46).^[5]

From July 2022 the rates increased to 149 kr and 446 kr respectively, before discount.^[6]

References

^ "Bomanlegg og priser Rv. 13 Ryfast". Ferde.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Verdens lengste undersjøiske biltunnel åpnet". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 30 December 2019.
^ "World's deepest subsea tunnel opens in Norway". New Civil Engineer. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ "Ryfast - Fakta". Statens vegvesen (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.
^ Jenssen, Elisabeth Krey (18 December 2019). "Toll for Ryfast" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Rogaland fylkeskommune. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Ryfast". Ferde.no. Retrieved 3 January 2023.