Sandoyartunnilin


Sandoyartunnilin is an undersea road tunnel under construction in the Faroe Islands. It will connect the main island of Streymoy with Sandoy to the south. The length of the tunnel will be 10.8 kilometres. The estimated cost is 860 million DKK. Construction began on 27 June 2019. The tunnel is expected to be ready for traffic in 2023, after which the ferry Teistin will cease its route between Gamlarætt and Skopun. The tunnel will run from Gamlarætt on Streymoy to Traðardalur on Sandoy, near the Inni í Dal stadium. The Sandoyartunnilin completed its one-third milestone on 13 April 2020. The Farose Útoyggjafelagið lobbied for a branch to the island of Hestur, but this was deprioritised for economic reasons.
In political, legal and economic terms, the project is linked to the Eysturoyartunnilin, which is scheduled to open for traffic in 2021. The Eysturoyartunnilin, expected to be more lucrative than the Sandoyartunnilin, will partially finance the latter. It is projected that 300-400 vehicles will use the tunnel daily, compared to 147 per day by ferry in 2019.. The Sandoyartunnilin will also provide a stepping stone for the Suðuroyartunnilin, which would significantly raise the ridership.