Knappe Tunnel

Historie

The Knappe Tunnel is a four-lane, twin-tube motorway tunnel under construction in the city-municipality of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. The tunnel is part of County Road 557 and consists of the first and second stages of the four-lane motorway project called "Ring Road West". The southern part of the tunnel goes under the Nordåsstraumen, a small strait connecting the lake Nordåsvatnet and the Grimstadfjorden.The tunnel was built in two stages. The first stage, from Dolvik in Søreidgrenda to Sandeide, started in August 2006 and was opened to the public on 10 September 2010. Stage 2 will run from Sandeide to the southern tip of the lake Liavatnet, where it will intersect with National Road 555. There are two extra exits/entrances to the tunnel . There is a branch that heads east off the main path of the tunnel to connect to the village of Straume, and another branch that connects to the village of Sandeidet/Varden.The first part of the tunnel is 2.6km long, and the second segment is long. The second segment is scheduled for completion in 2015. In total, the entire tunnel will be about long. The lowest point of the tunnel is under the Nordåsstraumen strait, reaching below sea level.