Mælefjell Tunnel

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Mælefjell Tunnel

Hall in the tunnel, December 2019
Overview
Official name	Mælefjelltunnelen
Other name(s)	Århus-Gvammen (project)
Location	Upper Telemark, Telemark og Vestfold, Norway
Coordinates	59°33′35″N 08°41′14″E / 59.55972°N 8.68722°E / 59.55972; 8.68722Coordinates: 59°33′35″N 08°41′14″E / 59.55972°N 8.68722°E / 59.55972; 8.68722
Route	E134
Crosses	[no]
Start	Århus, Seljord, Telemark, Norway
End	Gvammen, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway
Operation
Work begun	2013
Opened	19 december 2019
Owner	Government of Norway
Operator	Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Traffic	Automotive
Character	Rapid transit
Toll	Free
Vehicles per day	c. 1700-2750 (Based on 2006 traffic counts)
Technical
Design engineer	NCC
Length	9.355 km (5.813 mi)
No. of lanes	2
Operating speed	80 km (50 mi)
Width	10.5 m (34 ft)
Route map

The Mælefjell Tunnel (Norwegian: Mælefjelltunnelen) is a 9.35-kilometre-long (5.81 mi) road tunnel connecting Århus in Seljord and Gvammen in Hjartdal in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. The tunnel was opened on 19 December 2019, as Norway's seventh longest road tunnel. It became a part of the European route E134, and made the route about 10 km shorter. Trucks will save about 18 minutes of driving. Construction started in 2013, and the breakthrough occurred on 3 May 2017.^[1]

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• "E134 Gvammen-Århus" - Official Statens Vegvesen road project site
• "Mælefjell tunnel, Telemark" - Official NCC tunnel project site