Norway allocates £671m to build world's first full-scale ship tunnel
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Jack Loughran
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Norway has approved funding for the world's first full-size ship tunnel, allocating NOK 8.6bn (£671m) in its budget for the Stad Ship Tunnel project. The tunnel will allow coastal ferries and small passenger ships to bypass the dangerous Stad peninsula in Vestland county, an area known for hazardous conditions that has seen 33 maritime deaths since WWII. Construction is set to begin next year.
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Hacker NewsNorway allocates £671m to build world's first full-scale ship tunneleandt.theiet.orgKey quotes
· 2 pulledNorway will start building the first full-size ship tunnel in the world next year after the government allocated NOK 8.6bn (£671m) in its budget for the long-delayed project.
The Stad peninsula is considered to be one of the most dangerous and exposed areas along the Norwegian coast for ships, and some 33 maritime deaths have occurred in the area since the Second World War.
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