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Article: Island Hopping Across Norway's Skatestraum.
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- World Tunnelling
- Article date:
- December 1, 2000
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The National Route Rv 616 is the name given to the mainland connection to the island of Bremanger, located in the Nordfjord on the west coast of Norway. The new road will use the the island of Rugsund as a staging post, hugging the coast on the south side of the island and traversing virtually its entire length. The Rv 616 will be 4.9 km long and 6.5 m-wide to accommodate two lanes of bidirectional traffic. Halfway along Rugsund there will be a small rock tunnel, and at the east end of the island the proposed 470 m-long Krakevik tunnel will connect with a 311 m-long bridge to Kolset on the mainland.
These structures will commence construction during the course of ...