Vestmannaeyjagöng
 Black: possible tunnel route. Yellow: existing road and ferry routes. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Southern Region, Iceland |
| Technical | |
| Length | 18–26 km (11–16 mi)[1] |
Vestmannaeyjagöng is a proposed undersea tunnel in Iceland, linking the archipelago Vestmannaeyjar to the Icelandic mainland. As of 2025[update], the only connections to Vestmannaeyjar are the ferry Herjólfur and seasonal flights to Vestmannaeyjar Airport.
History
[edit]In 1989, MP Árni Johnsen from Vestmannaeyjar proposed a resolution to study the possibility of a tunnel to Vestmannaeyjar.[2]
In 2007, a report from Vegagerðin estimated the cost of a tunnel at 50–80 billion ISK, with research alone costing 115–275 million.[3]
In 2017, four MPs from the Independence Party proposed a resolution that would establish a group to study the proposed tunnel.[4]
A 2020 estimate put the societal benefit of the tunnel at 95.4 billion ISK, compared to an inflation-adjusted cost (from 2007) of 90.5–139.2 billion.[5]
In 2023, Minister of Infrastructure Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson created a group to study the tunnel.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jarðgangaáætlun" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Vegagerðin. January 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "115. Tillaga til þingsályktunar" (in Icelandic). Althing. 7 November 1989. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Vestmannaeyjagöng talin kosta 50 til 80 milljarða". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 24 July 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Vilja göng á milli lands og Eyja". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 September 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Víðir Þorvarðarson (June 2020). "Vegtenging við Vestmannaeyjar" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Sigurður Gunnarsson (24 March 2023). "Skoða jarðgöng til Eyja". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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