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The E39 road in Norway is the one you should travel if you’re itching to see the fjords.
From Kristiansand in the south of Norway to Trondheim in the north, the trip takes 21 hours, but getting there involves a fairly erratic route that involves boarding several ships.
Since cars aren’t the greatest means of getting around the fjords, even though you might have a great road trip, it might turn out to be pretty chaotic as you get on and off numerous boats.
You won’t even need to board a ship, though, as Norway is starting an enormous £36 billion infrastructure project to streamline this trip and slash travel times in half.
One component of the project is the Rogfast, which, when finished, will be the longest and deepest road tunnel in the world.
The Rogfast tunnel is the first one that a driver traveling from Kristiansand to Trondheim will utilize as part of a larger plan to construct a number of infrastructure projects along the E39 that will do away with the necessity for ferry hopping.
The underground road tunnel, which will be around 17 miles long and run beneath the sea between Randaberg and Bokn in Norway’s Rogaland county, will be the longest underground road tunnel in the world.
It will be 392 meters below sea level at its deepest point, which is really amazing.
As the current world record holder for the longest and deepest road tunnels, Norway really has experience in this area.
At the time of its opening in 2000, the Laerdal Tunnel, which spans 15.2 miles, cost approximately £90 million.
At 292 meters below sea level, the Ryfylke Tunnel is now the longest and deepest subsea road tunnel in the world; however, when the Rogfast is finished, it will surpass it.
This tunnel is only one part of a £36 billion mega-project that will connect several Norwegian cities and make it more easier for people to drive up and down the country.
Although the Rogfast tunnel was originally expected to be completed by 2026 when it was first approved, it is currently expected to open in 2033.
You might be driving up the Norwegian coastline in less than ten years without stopping to board a ferry because good things come to those who wait.
The Rogfast tunnel will be the next big thing in underwater transportation, so just wait.
Until someone constructs a larger tunnel, anyway.
