TRANSPORT
BUILDING THE FAROE ISL AND TUNNELS
At up to 189 metres below the surface, these subsea tunnels connect the islands, their people and economies
WORDS AILSA HARVEY
ISLAND INFRASTRUCTURE
Which islands are connected by these subsea routes?
TUNNELS IN USE TUNNELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION PLANNED TUNNELS
The Faroe Islands is an archipelago between Iceland and Norway. The land is mostly mountainous, with deep fjords that make cross-country travel complicated and time consuming. Today, thanks to a huge long-term construction project, the route to island connectivity lies beneath the ground and sea. There are more than 20 tunnels that the 53,000 residents can travel through by car, both across and between islands, with multiple more still under construction. Currently, more than 90 per cent of Faroe’s inhabitants are connected by these tunnels. Use of the mountain tunnels is free of charge, but the undersea tunnels are toll roads.