| The Stad Ship Tunnel will ensure a safer route for ship traffic along the North sea coast of Sogn og Fjordane county in western Norway. The plans for this tunnel were presented in a report of March 2001 from the Norwegian Coast Directorate. | |
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Tunnel length: 1790 m Tunnel width: 27 m Design ship width: 17 m Design ship height: 20 m Height in tunnel centre: 25 m above average sea level Minimum canal depth: 13 m below average sea level Tunnel square area: 980 m2 Estimated average traffic: 60 ships per day in 2005 Estimated construction costs: 871 000 000 NOK Construction period: 2002 - 2005 (Suggested, no final decision) |
| The tunnel will be equipped with a longitudinal ventilation system for dilution of exhaust fumes, mostly NOx, and for smoke evacuation in case of fire. | |
