Solbakk Tunnel, Norway

Amberg Navigator helps building the World’s longest sub-sea Road Tunnel

The Ryfast tunnel project, the world’s longest sub-sea road tunnel system, is situated close to Norway’s fourth largest city of Stavanger. The project consists of three tunnels: Solbakk tunnel, Hundvaag tunnel and Eiganes tunnel. The main goals of the project are the establishment of a permanent road link between Ryfylke and Nord-Jaeren (Ryfast) and the reduction of traffic through the northern parts of the city centre (Eiganes tunnel).

The excavation of the Solbakk tunnel started in August 2013. It is the main tunnel of the project with a total tunnel length of 14 km. The two headings are...

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