Tampere Tunnel
The Tampere Tunnel (also the Rantaväylä Tunnel, Finnish: Rantaväylän tunneli) is a 2,3 kilometre-long road tunnel in Tampere, Finland. It was opened 15 November 2016, six months before scheduled. The Tampere Tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Finland.[1] It is part of Highway 12, which passes north of Tampere city center. 36,000 vehicles a day drive through the tunnel.[2]
 The east entrance of the tunnel in Naistenlahti | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tampere, Finland |
| Coordinates | 61.5017°N 23.7319°E |
| Route | Finnish national road 12 |
| Start | Santalahti |
| End | Naistenlahti |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 15 November 2016 |
| Owner | Finnish Transport Agency, City of Tampere |
| Traffic | Automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 2.327 km (1.45 mi) |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| Operating speed | 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) |
Sources
- Welcome to the Tunnel! Finnish Transport Agency.
References
- "Finland's longest road tunnel opens". Yle News. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Roth, Raili (2017-11-12). "Rantatunnelissa ajetaan ylinopeuksia, mutta poliisin on vaikea sitä valvoa". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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