Frodeåsen Tunnel

Coordinates: 59°16′56″N 010°25′29″E / 59.28222°N 10.42472°E / 59.28222; 10.42472
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Frodeåsen Tunnel
Overview
LocationFrodeåsen, Tønsberg, Norway
Coordinates59°16′56″N 010°25′29″E / 59.28222°N 10.42472°E / 59.28222; 10.42472
RouteCounty Road 300
StartKjelle
EndVelle
Operation
Opened13 March 2008
OwnerNorwegian Public Roads Administration
Technical
Length1,910 m (6,270 ft)

The Frodeåsen Tunnel (Norwegian: Frodeåstunnelen) is a 1,910-meter (6,270 ft) long twin-tube, four lane road tunnel in the town of Tønsberg in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The tunnel is part of County Road 300, and it runs through the large hill Frodeåsen between Kjelle and Velle north of the city center.[1] Built as part of the "Tønsberg Package", construction started on 28 October 2004 and the breakthrough was made on 9 March 2006.[2] The tunnel and the new County Road 300 opened on 13 March 2008, creating a bypass road north of the town of Tønsberg.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Fv. 300 Ringveg nord" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Public Roads Administration. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Historikk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Public Roads Administration. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.