Excursion

E39 Rogfast

Photo: Norconsult

E39 Rogfast will become the world’s longest underwater road tunnel, approximately 27 km long, and is part of the national initiative for a ferry-free E39 from Kristiansand to Trondheim. The project also aspires to be Norway’s first “climate+ road project,” and involves the planning and design of the E39 Rogfast tunnel from Harestad in Randaberg municipality to Laupland in Bokn municipality. Norconsult contributes across 24 disciplines.

Client: Statens vegvesen, Region Vest
Location: Norge
Time span: 2014 to 2032
Key figures: Approximately 27 km of underwater tunnel in two sections

Annual average daily traffic (AADT) of 13,000 vehicles and a 4 km tunnel branch to Kvitsøy (one section) with an AADT of 1,000 vehicles

A total of approximately 60 km of tunnel with cross-section T10.5 and two ventilation towers with deep shafts at Kvitsøy. The tunnel junction at Kvitsøy is at an elevation of -250 m.
For more information please see Norconsult web page here