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Skanska wins $503m contract to build Norway subsea tunnel

13-12-2022

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, has signed a NOK 5 billion ($503.6 million) contract with the Norwegian Road Authority to build a subsea tunnel in the Rogaland County.

The E39 Rogfast project is a 27 km long subsea road tunnel – the Boknafjord tunnel – between the municipalities Randaberg and Bokn in Rogaland County.

The project is divided into segments, and the contract Skanska has signed is called E04 Boknafjord tunnel North, said the top Swedish builder in a statement.

The tunnel will become the world’s longest and deepest subsea road tunnel with a maximum depth of 392 m below sea level.

As per the deal, Skanska will build the northern part of the Boknafjord tunnel. It is a twin tunnel, and Skanska will construct 18.5 km of road in tunnel and 2 km of road above ground.

Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter 2023 and will be completed in the third quarter 2029, it added.-TradeArabia News Service