construction on the world's first
full-scale ship tunnel will soon get
underway after the norwegian government
approved startup funds for the giant
engineering project
the project known as the stad ship
tunnel is projected to cost around 350
million dollars
and will allow ships of up to 16
thousand tons to navigate more safely
through the notoriously stormy stadhovez
sea
the tunnel itself will be 33 meters high
and 36 meters wide
according to the norwegian coastal
administration it will stretch 1.7
kilometers through the narrowest part of
norway's stud peninsula from bergen to
allison
allowing ships to bypass an area
considered to be norway's most dangerous
shipping zone
the norwegian coastal administration
received an assignment letter from the
ministry of transport and communications
which gives a green light to start
preparations for construction
if everything goes well the tunnel will
be complete in 2025 or 2026
the administration said in a press
release from late last month
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