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First Ship Tunnel in Norway

March 28 , 2021 1250 days 1140 0
  • The Norwegian Coastal Administration has received the green signal to start working on the construction of the world’s first tunnel.
  • This is being built exclusively for ships.
  • The tunnel is named as “Stad Ship Tunnel”.
  • It would be built under the mountainous Stadhavet peninsula in northwestern Norway.

About the Tunnel:

  • The 1.7 km tunnel will be able to handle ships of up to 16,000 tonnes.
  • It gives ships a safer passage through the treacherous Stadhavet Sea.
  • The construction would begin in 2022.

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