Mælefjell Tunnel
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 Hall in the tunnel, December 2019 | |
| Overview | |
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| Official name | Mælefjelltunnelen |
| Other name(s) | Århus-Gvammen (project) |
| Location | Upper Telemark, Telemark og Vestfold, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°33′35″N 08°41′14″E / 59.55972°N 8.68722°E |
| Route |  E134 |
| Crosses | Mælefjell |
| Start | Århus, Seljord, Telemark, Norway |
| End | Gvammen, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 2013 |
| Opened | 19 december 2019 |
| Owner | Government of Norway |
| Operator | Norwegian Public Roads Administration |
| Traffic | Automotive |
| Character | Rapid transit |
| Toll | Free |
| Vehicles per day | c. 1700-2750 (Based on 2006 traffic counts) |
| Technical | |
| Design engineer | NCC |
| Length | 9.355 km (5.813 mi) |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| Operating speed | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Width | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
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The Mælefjell Tunnel (Norwegian: Mælefjelltunnelen) is a 9.35-kilometre-long (5.81 mi) road tunnel connecting Århus in Seljord and Gvammen in Hjartdal in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. The tunnel was opened on 19 December 2019, as Norway's seventh longest road tunnel. It became a part of the European route E134, and made the route about 10 km shorter. Trucks will save about 18 minutes of driving. Construction started in 2013, and the breakthrough occurred on 3 May 2017.[1]
References
- ^ "Jubler for hull i fjellet". NRK Telemark. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-03.