7.82 km tunnel under fjord descending to 260 m below sea level between Sveio and Foyno and two connecting suspension bridges crossing the straits. Tunnel construction commenced in 1997 for completion 2001. Contractor Selmer ASA for Norwegian Public Roads Administration in Hordaland. Cost £125 million (1997). February 1999.SV and NCC report completion of the 7.8 km-long tunnel six months ahead of schedule, having driven from both ends, SV from the mainland and NCC from the island of Foyno. Visit www.ncc.no and www.sv.no June 2000.
