Kjernfjelltunnelen information

Kjernfjelltunnelen
Girnotunælla
	The eastern tunnel opening for Tjernfjelltunnelen
Overview
Other name(s)	Kjernfjell tunnel
Location	Saltdal, Nordland, Norway
Coordinates	66°48′37.08″N 15°27′23.04″E / 66.8103000°N 15.4564000°E
Operation
Opened	17 October 2019
Technical
Track length	3,248 metres (10,656 ft)
Tunnel clearance	4.8 metres (16 ft)
Width	469 (2022)

Kjernfjelltunnelen (English: Kjernfjell Tunnel; Lule Sami: Girnotunælla) is a road tunnel on Rv 77 between Storfjord in Saltdal municipality in Nordland and the national border with Sweden. The tunnel runs through Kjernfjellet in Junkerdalen and has a length of 3,248 metres (10,656 ft; 2.018 mi).

The construction work began in September 2016, and the tunnel opened to traffic on 17 October 2019.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The tunnel replaced an exposed stretch of road and a bottleneck along Rv77 between Saltdal and Arjeplog in Sweden.^[6] The old section past a gorge in the lower part of Junkerdalen is narrow, steep and winding, and large vehicles often got stuck. Detour roads are E12 (Umbukta) and E10 (Bjørnfjell).^[7]^[8]

^ "Trafikkdata" [Traffic data]. Norwegian Public Roads Administration (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-06-13.
^ "Rv. 77 Kjernfjellet". Norwegian Public Roads Administration (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
^ Skogheim, Catherine (2016-08-20). "Her bygger Hæhre ny tunnel i Saltdal" [Here, Hæhre is building a new tunnel in Saltdal]. RanaBlad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
^ "Kompensasjon for endringer differensiert arbeidsgiveravgift: 519,5 millioner kroner - for 2014 og 2015 - til transportnettet i Nord-Norge" [Compensation for changes to differentiated employer contribution: NOK 519.5 million - for 2014 and 2015 - for the transport network in Northern Norway]. Government.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Ministry of Transport. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2023-06-13 – via The Government of Solberg.
^ Robertson, Heidi (2014-01-08). "Salten ønsker tunnel gjennom Tjernfjellet forsert" [Salten wants a tunnel through Tjernfjellet forced]. Salten Regionråd (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
^ "Svenskene jubler for ny tunnel" [The Swedes are cheering for the new tunnel]. Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
^ "Kjernfjelltunnelen innebærer en samferdselsmessig revolusjon" [The Kjernfjell tunnel involves a transport revolution]. Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
^ "Kjernfjelltunnelen er åpnet" [The Kjernfjell Tunnel has opened]. Norwegian Public Roads Administration (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

[1] "Trafikkdata" [Traffic data]. Norwegian Public Roads Administration (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-06-13.

[:0-2] "Rv. 77 Kjernfjellet". Norwegian Public Roads Administration (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

[3] Skogheim, Catherine (2016-08-20). "Her bygger Hæhre ny tunnel i Saltdal" [Here, Hæhre is building a new tunnel in Saltdal]. RanaBlad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

[4] "Kompensasjon for endringer differensiert arbeidsgiveravgift: 519,5 millioner kroner - for 2014 og 2015 - til transportnettet i Nord-Norge" [Compensation for changes to differentiated employer contribution: NOK 519.5 million - for 2014 and 2015 - for the transport network in Northern Norway]. Government.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Ministry of Transport. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2023-06-13 – via The Government of Solberg.

[5] Robertson, Heidi (2014-01-08). "Salten ønsker tunnel gjennom Tjernfjellet forsert" [Salten wants a tunnel through Tjernfjellet forced]. Salten Regionråd (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

[6] "Svenskene jubler for ny tunnel" [The Swedes are cheering for the new tunnel]. Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

[7] "Kjernfjelltunnelen innebærer en samferdselsmessig revolusjon" [The Kjernfjell tunnel involves a transport revolution]. Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

[8] "Kjernfjelltunnelen er åpnet" [The Kjernfjell Tunnel has opened]. Norwegian Public Roads Administration (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2023-06-13.