Norway approves the world's first full-size ship tunnel through a mountain (eandt.theiet.org)
The 8.6-billion-NOK tunnel, designed by Snohetta and run by the Norwegian Coastal Administration, breaks ground in 2026 for a 2031 opening, letting vessels skip 56 km of open ocean. A reader who heard it debated on national radio noted the word thrown around most was 'waste'.
On HN the doubts were practical: does it even connect anywhere major, how do you handle ship fumes in a 1.8 km bore, and what happens when a vessel breaks down halfway through the mountain?
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