Nordøyvegen
Nordøyvegen (transl. The North Island Road) is a road that connect the northern islands of
Sandøy Municipality) to the mainland in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The road was built by Skanska for 5,6 billion kr.[1] It provides a faster, ferry-free connection to the mainland for the approximately 3,000 residents of the islands.[2] The road is partly financed by a toll station at the Lepsøy, as of 2022 costing 219 NOK per direction for cars.[3]
The project includes crossing four
Skuløya, Haramsøya, Hestøya, and Lepsøya. The entire connection opened on 27 August 2022. The new construction includes:[4]
- The Lepsøy Bridge, Lauvøy Bridge, and Hamnaskjersund Bridge connects the mainland to the island of Lepsøya and to the small island of Hestøya. The three bridges will be part of a 2,735-metre (8,973 ft) long causeway built with fill in the rather shallow water. A roundabout is built part-way between the mainland and the two islands. This connection opened for public traffic on 18 december 2021.
- The 3,500-metre (11,500 ft) long Haramsfjord Tunnel connects the island of Haramsøya to the small island of Hestøya and the bridge network connecting to the mainland and Lepsøya.
- The 5,730-metre (18,800 ft) long Nogvafjord Tunnel connects the island to Skuløya(which was already connected to Haramsøya island by a bridge).
- The 3,680-metre (12,070 ft) long Fjørtoftfjord Tunnel connects the island of Harøya to the island of Fjørtufta. Harøya was already connected to the island of Finnøya by a bridge.
References
- ^ "Byggeindustrien - Fv 659 Nordøyvegen". 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Milliardprosjekt" (in Norwegian). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Forside | Vegamot | Vegamot AS". Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Informasjon". 18 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2020.