Fjord crossing 5.7 km long with deepest point 155 m below MSL and under 40 m of water. Minimum rock cover 35 m in basalt, scoria and sedimentary rocks. Q system rock mass classification with support by rockbolts and shotcrete. Concession owned by Spolur; turnkey design/construct contract by jv of Istak of Iceland, Pihl & Son of Denmark, and Skanska of Sweden, with O T Blindheim preparing conceptual design. May 1996.
Breakthrough reported by Skanska March, 1998 and tunnel opened for traffic in mid-year. October 1998.
