Atlantic Ocean tunnels in Norway

摘要

Norway is a remotely populated country with a coastline of some 57 000km, which, including islands and fjords, is greater than the circumference of the earth at the equator. The Norwegian government has made a commitment to the connection of these remote islands to facilitate the development of business. Many projects have been implemented over the past 20 to 30 years to connect islands with populations as small as a few hundred inhabitants. Many options have been considered for connections of islands and crossing of these straits, fjords, etc., including immersed tubes, rock tunnels, bridges, new ferries and submerged floating tunnels. The presentation concentrated solely on tunnels located in rock.