03-24-2017, 12:04 PM
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Norway to build a massive tunnel/channel
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Norway’s Stad peninsula is a notoriously difficult place for ships to pass through. As many as 100 days a year of hurricane weather create huge, choppy waves that give ships a very hard time sailing the coastline, delaying schedules and putting crews at risk. The Norwegian government’s solution? Build a tunnel instead, the world’s first for ships.
New Atlas reports that architecture and design firm Snøhetta will blast a tunnel through a 984 foot tall hill in the peninsula. A tunnel, the Norwegian government hopes, will help make the route safer.
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http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/nor...nel-1793606315
Serious tunnel! Designed by the same people who did our new library.
What surprised me is this:
The Norwegian government has allocated $272 million for the project and around 80 people will work on over a three- or four-year period.
Didn't our airport tunnel cost $400 million? We should hire these guys next time...
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03-24-2017, 12:07 PM
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03-24-2017, 12:27 PM
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I'll be bloody impressed if they can stay on budget for this one. It's an interesting concept though.
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03-24-2017, 12:44 PM
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foxtrot alpha - is that like the onion for jarheads and whatnot?
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03-24-2017, 12:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
What surprised me is this:
The Norwegian government has allocated $272 million for the project and around 80 people will work on over a three- or four-year period.
Didn't our airport tunnel cost $400 million? We should hire these guys next time...
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I think that's the engineering fees. The tunnel is 1.5 km long and has a 50 m high roof which is quite unique in tunnel construction, so I have my doubts it can be built for less than $1 billion.
I mean, feel free to find a source that confirms that is the construction cost, and I'll stand corrected. Otherwise, for a complex project like this, for consulting fees that might not be crazy.
EDIT: Clearly proven to be construction cost below. Nice.
Last edited by Mazrim; 03-24-2017 at 01:54 PM.
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03-24-2017, 01:01 PM
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stads skipstunnel!
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03-24-2017, 01:28 PM
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Not a casual user
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03-24-2017, 01:29 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazrim
I think that's the engineering fees. The tunnel is 1.5 km long and has a 50 m high roof which is quite unique in tunnel construction, so I have my doubts it can be built for less than $1 billion.
I mean, feel free to find a source that confirms that is the construction cost, and I'll stand corrected. Otherwise, for a complex project like this, for consulting fees that might not be crazy.
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Look what can happen when everyone isn't trying to bleed one another dry in their own best interest.
(although that does seem unbelievably low)
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03-24-2017, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by polak
Look what can happen when everyone isn't trying to bleed one another dry in their own best interest.
(although that does seem unbelievably low)
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I just looked up another project in Norway - a high speed rail project. 22 km, 19 km of it in a tunnel. Wikipedia says it's estimated at 20 billion NOK, which works out to $2.3 billion USD. So yeah, the $250 million for this ship tunnel actually makes sense! I stand corrected.
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Also this!
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03-24-2017, 01:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Northendzone
foxtrot alpha - is that like the onion for jarheads and whatnot?
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no
Its part of the what used to be gawker now gizmodo media with Jalopnik(Automotive),Deadspin (sports),Kotaku (gaming).
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03-24-2017, 02:11 PM
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I love car tunnels. Norway has the longest one of the those at 15 miles long. Along with some of the other worlds longest ones. Those folks know how to build tunnels it seems.
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03-24-2017, 02:27 PM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Could you also call it a Chunnel?
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03-24-2017, 02:55 PM
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Scoring Winger
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If it will include ferrys, I suggest Funnel
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03-24-2017, 03:02 PM
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Are they also skipping 9th Avenue?
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03-24-2017, 03:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
To Valhalla!!
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Any tunnel to Valhalla should be shiny and chrome!
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03-24-2017, 03:42 PM
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I don't see why this is hard. The tunnel's already there...they just need to blast away all the excess material.
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