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The tunnel is toll free as of 28 September 2018, the date when the tunnel was turned over from the private operator Spölur to the Icelandic Road Administration (Vegagerðin). [1] Previously, the toll for vehicles less than 6 meters (20 ft) in length was ISK 1,000 (USD 9.80). [2] Motorcycles and larger vehicles paid different tolls.
A tunnel under a fjord, the Hvalfjörður Tunnel, is among the longest underwater road tunnels in the world, and goes as deep as 165 m (541 ft) below sea level. [1] Tunneling is a relatively recent trend in Icelandic road infrastructure. It started off slowly and was at first only used in extreme circumstances, such as under Arnardalshamar in 1948.
The Hvalfjörður Tunnel was tolled from 11 July 1998 but became toll free as of 28 September 2018. Currently the Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel, opened in December 2018, is the only toll road in Iceland.
Artemisio Tunnel (road), double tunnel, under Mount Artemision, 1.40 km 76 tunnels of the A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos), most notably in parts of Epirus and Western Macedonia , combined length of 99 km, the longest of which are Driskos Tunnel 4.6 km, Metsovo Tunnel 3.5 km, Dodoni Tunnel 3.6 km, Kastania Tunnel 2.2 km, Anilio Tunnel 2.1 km
New rates took effect Oct. 1.
Tolls would increase by 25 cents on Jan. 5, 2025, followed by additional 25-cent increases between 2026 and 2028, in addition to automatic toll hikes based on inflation.
The tunnel runs to a depth of 165 metres (541 feet) below sea level. The south side of the fjord runs through the municipality of Kjós . Two different rivers named Fossá (Waterfall River) cross the road, each having a number of cascades, although the western one is easy to miss from the road, as its main fall tumbles from beneath the road ...
A single trip through the Kingsway and Queensway tunnels for most cars will go up by 20p to £2.30.