American Reacts to Norway's $47,000,000,000 Floating Highway

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  • Check out me and my twin brother reacting TOGETHER here:
    / @ryanandtyler
    I was absolutely shocked when I came across this video, so I wanted to watch and react to it without finding out too much about this project. I still have no idea what exactly this highway is, but based on the video title and image this looks like an incredible technological wonder that who else but Norway is preparing (or as already started) to create. That is exactly why I am very excited to learn about this 47 billion dollar highway, from my American perspective. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!

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  • @elementalgolem5498
    @elementalgolem5498 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Don't forget Norwegians are some of the best in the world when it comes to tunnelwork.

    • @SiljeMeum
      @SiljeMeum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There's a looooot of mountains to go through 😅😂

    • @PinkskullTheMultiboxer
      @PinkskullTheMultiboxer ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not "some of". We are the best in the world. I have been working im tunnel construction for 15years

    • @TheKossmo
      @TheKossmo ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PinkskullTheMultiboxer I'm sure that Chinise will do this same tunnel faster, cheaper and probably with the same quality 🤭

    • @PinkskullTheMultiboxer
      @PinkskullTheMultiboxer ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheKossmo the chinese dont know hardrock tunneling.. we have had many "cheap) forign companies trying out our hard rock. All have failed. The company i work for took the world record for fastest tunneling in 2004. No one is close

    • @TheKossmo
      @TheKossmo ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PinkskullTheMultiboxer to be honest I have no clue about tunnel construction, but I'm assuming that diggin in a hard solid rock is way easier than in soft one, where you have to think about all of the thousands of cubic meters of loose material, hanging above working area. Gravity is a bitch ;)
      Probably that's why most of tunnels in Norway have esposed walls and ceilings reinforced with security bolts only( a bit over 200000 in Laerdal tunnel?).
      In other coutries tunnels are drilled by moles, walls are strengthened with curved molds, and after they are finished - you can only see concrete around.
      Of course I can be wrong...

  • @oh515
    @oh515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Yes, we do have 37 underwater tunnels already. The first was built in 1982, and the longest is 2, 4 km. It's a total of 1164 tunnels, and the longest is 25 km, but that's tunnels and not floating pipes. We do have some spectacular roads already, but this is another level.
    We still have a total of 130 ferry crossings in Norway.
    Correction: Ryfylketunellen is the longest underwater tunnel. 14, 4 km.

    • @TylerWalkerYouTube
      @TylerWalkerYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      37 already? That's amazing

    • @jeschinstad
      @jeschinstad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@TylerWalkerTH-cam: You should check out Lærdalstunellen. It's the worlds longest and it's rather spectacular. It's actually a turist attraction with its incredible light show.

    • @mynewname7830
      @mynewname7830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@TylerWalkerTH-cam Also: Ryfylke Tunnel (a project under "Rogfast" which is a part of the tunnels in this video).

    • @Coma_TickZ
      @Coma_TickZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The longest underwater tunnel is Ryfylketunnelen of 14,4km. Also there are no less than 28 underwater tunnels that are LONGER than the 2,4km you claim to be the longest.

    • @oddkru6753
      @oddkru6753 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord%C3%B8yvegen

  • @michaelespeland
    @michaelespeland 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I actually live where this project starts, at 12:51 (Boknafjorden), and some parts (where I live) are now finished. Yes, I've driven about 10 miles underwater, and the tunnels are just simply amazing.

    • @AllrightNOR
      @AllrightNOR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seriøst? aldri hørt om dette

    • @michaelespeland
      @michaelespeland 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AllrightNOR Ryfast, som er en del av prosjektet, deler av den åpnet 2019

  • @RubenVatle
    @RubenVatle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    There was a TV show years ago called " Alt for Norge ". Where they took a handful of Norwegian-Americans to Norway and they went all over, to the villages and towns where their imegrant ancestors came from. And they competed in challenges and the winner got to meet their Norwegian family! Could be an interesting watch for you.
    Im sure there are re-uploads on youtube somewhere!

    • @Kari.F.
      @Kari.F. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I loved that show! It would be a fun watch for Americans, too. 👍

    • @mari97216
      @mari97216 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was mentioned on last video in a comment and he actually commented underneath that he would look into it. So if he find a good video he might react to it. :)

    • @TylerWalkerYouTube
      @TylerWalkerYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thanks for the recommendation

    • @nightnoodlespeedruns
      @nightnoodlespeedruns 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel like most Norwegians here just make fun of the show for not being norwegian at all

    • @KayleeVRC
      @KayleeVRC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nightnoodlespeedruns They definitely portray Norwegians as "only being able to talk Norwegian and not helping anyone who asks". I watched an episode where they were mainly in my neighbor city Stavanger. It was so obvious that they told the people to just not talk English to the participants or just straight up walk past them and give them the cold shoulder. But other than that, the activities they make them do and the places they take them is always linked to Norwegian history and traditions. So I would definitely say it's still a good watch, just that there's certain things that are just portrayed in a dumb "stereotypical" way.

  • @brandurell
    @brandurell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    At 17 min, there is a road off the coast. That is not norway, but reunion in the indian ocean. Also there was footage of the boring company, which has nothing to do with this. This video uses a lot of stock footage, which does not always correspond to the topic.

  • @QazwerDave
    @QazwerDave 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    When the Fareo Islands were building a new tunnel system, they hired a bunch of Norwegians to do it right !

  • @geiroveeilertsen7112
    @geiroveeilertsen7112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    3:45 No, not to the furthest north in Norway, just to Trondheim which is about the halfway point 🙂 So it would take you about 48 hours of intense driving to get from the southernmost point to the northernmost point (and realistically closer to 60 hours, so basically three days, maybe four if you want to be concious when you arrive up north 😁

    • @lenasamanthagraham
      @lenasamanthagraham ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aqtually Mosjøen lays in the middle of Norway. I think it takes abortut 30 hour to drive from Oslo to Finmark ( without stop)

    • @kendexter
      @kendexter ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lenasamanthagraham Correct. hilsen gammel langtransport sjåfør

  • @gel87Kjetil
    @gel87Kjetil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There is actually pretty many underwater tunnels in Norway already.

  • @deadspoderlily
    @deadspoderlily 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fun fact about Norway:
    1. The world's longest road tunnel is in Norway, and it's name is Lærdalstunnelen or Laerdal Tunnel in english.
    2. Norway's tunnels under the sea actually hold the top four spots(info is from 2023) on the list of the deepest subsea tunnels in the world: Ryfast tunnels in Norway = maximum depth of 292 meters. Eiksund tunnel in Norway = maximum depth of 287 meters. Hitra tunnel in Norway = maximum depth of 264 meters.

  • @Andre1980stavanger
    @Andre1980stavanger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This video is full of faults. It is correct that there are plans of a new road from Kristiansand to Trondheim, but only some sections are discussed to be with the floating tunnels. The section mentioned being under construction (rogfast) is a traditional tunnel under the sea, not a floating tunnel as they claimed. The project as a whole is devided into several independent project, and it is higly controversial and its yet to be seen if it ever will be fully complete, or only sections of it.

  • @imiffed
    @imiffed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Norway has several tunnels under water, but those are traditional ones. Also the 21 hours will get you half way, not all the way north.

    • @eivindmn
      @eivindmn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not even half. Trondheim is about a third of the way up.

    • @Carlium
      @Carlium 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      19 hrs of continuous driving will get you to Bodø, from Kristiansand, you're just a bit over halfway there.
      Mo i Rana is in the centre of the country.

  • @Un4Given71
    @Un4Given71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Trondheim is not really in the north, but in the middle of the country. The reason it takes a looong time to travel the west coast today is all the ferries and fjords that adds to the travel time.

  • @cipxzs
    @cipxzs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    There’s a lot of underwater tunnels in Norway. So this concept is not new to them to freak out

    • @deadend2023
      @deadend2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They have them in US as well. Holland tunnel in New York city is underwater. Surprised he is not aware of it. The oldest is Channel tunnel between UK and France open in 1994.

    • @XRARMSS
      @XRARMSS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@deadend2023 yes but its diffrent cause the project goal for them was making a little one norway is doing it much bigger and want to take it across the whole country

    • @TullaRask
      @TullaRask 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@XRARMSS Yes Well, this one is actually floating, that's a very different concept.

    • @oh515
      @oh515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@deadend2023 Channel tunnel is not the oldest underwater tunnel, but the longest. In Norway, we built the first one in 1982, but the very first was the Themsen Tunel, built in 1843.

    • @johnnymartinjohansen
      @johnnymartinjohansen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@XRARMSS No, they're not doing this across the whole country. For example, no plans to do anything about the coastal route from Bodø and south, because it's too expensive and too few people living in the region. And the ferry crossing a bit south of Narvik (with no optinal routes), doesn't have a single plan for alternatives, though suggestions have appeared in the past.
      No, nothing happens in the north. As usual.

  • @andywessel
    @andywessel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The distance between the towns of Bergen and Stavanger is the most populous and will be completed first. The whole thing will take a long time.

  • @angelflot
    @angelflot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love your Norway reaction videos!!! I’m married to a Norwegian and in the past 30 plus years I have seen so many changes culturally as well as environmentally. Oslo is now so culturally diverse and I love it!! Our family has property in Flåm and that sleepy village has changed so much due to tourism. As beautiful as it is, tourism has made it so different in not a good way. It’s like visiting a theme park. My husband has chosen to live in Southern California after we married and he loves it here. As do I. However, Norway is such a beautiful place and has my heart. In retirement we plan to be snowbirds and go back and forth between the two places. Enjoying the long summer nights and then the warmth of Southern California winters. Keep up your reaction videos to Norway. I look forward to every one that you produce. You are doing a fabulous job. I love your genuine reactions. I wouldn’t be surprised if you end up marrying a Norwegian so you can enjoy all the places you have reacted to in your TH-cam production. 😂❤😊

  • @Matoakas
    @Matoakas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This exact project is immense, even here. But we have a lot of deep tunnels of all kinds, going under water, fjords, etc

  • @silvaaker
    @silvaaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The "Öresund Bridge" between Denmark and sweden dips into a tunnel under the sea to not disturb the airport with tall pillars near copenhagen airport. Similar to the tunnel in the beginning of the video

  • @saltefan5925
    @saltefan5925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For reference. The distance by air between the southernmost part of Norway (Lindesnes) and northernmost part (Nordkapp) is about the same as the distance between Lindesnes and Rome, Moskow, or Kiev.

  • @antxoncarbonero
    @antxoncarbonero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just to comment that many of the goods are transported by boat in Norway. As challenging as the Norwegian geography may seem, it creates unique oportunities for ship transportation, where areas as far as 100km away from the sea are actually connected by navigation lanes. (I worked in cargo ships in Norway for more than 10 years).

  • @tamu7243
    @tamu7243 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly, as someone living in one of the districts, I can totally see the benhefit of this. But also, for me envirnoment is more important. I personally wish my country would rather focus on railway than these roads. Being able to just jump on a train from Stavanger to Bergen just seems way more efficient.
    Not only is production of concrete not very climate friendly, regarding preservation of riverbeds, wildlife and carbon emission, it also will emit even more with all the traffic that will be on there. Yes, we are swapping to electric vehicles, but the production of one electric car emits more CO2 than a fossil fueld vehicle would do in 20 years.
    Yes, it's not the best to be stuck on an island, having trouble getting to the cities efficiently, but the climate is way more important than our lack of patience.

  • @oddarnek
    @oddarnek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Om the western part of Norway I've met numerous times tourists on driving vacation in Norway. They state the beautiful scenery, winding road and numerous tunnels. Tunnels are actually more than common in the western part of Norway. From my city Bergen to the village of Vaksdal 35 km north, there are 21 tunnels of various lengths.

  • @Mimer6
    @Mimer6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everything will not be finished at the same time, but it will be built piece by piece and when a piece is finished, it will be opened. It is the total length that will be completed in 30 years, but it will grow little by little all the time. One of the universities working on it is Chalmers in Gothenburg, Sweden. Sweden has experience in building huge mine shafts. The Kirna mine, for example, has a longer mine tunnel than the entire road network in the capital, Stockholm. So the combined knowledge of Sweden and Norway is enormous when it comes to building tunnels and bridges.

  • @buss8009
    @buss8009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The average speed is slow because of all the crossing the fjords with ferries... And, big parts of this stretch will be finished long before those 30 years are up... If you drive from the very south of Norway to the very end up north, it will be a 3 days trip, long days!!! But, getting from the very east to the very west will take only one day!

  • @zaph1rax
    @zaph1rax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    By the way, I expect you eventually buy a ticket to Norway and make a vacation out of it :) One great way to visit Norway would just be to apply for a course at one of the free universities. If you get accepted, it's 3-5 years of living in Norway and you get a nice free education as well.

    • @cryingalone7572
      @cryingalone7572 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aren't we removing free education for non eu citizens soon?

    • @zaph1rax
      @zaph1rax ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cryingalone7572 There's some talk about it, but I doubt that they will go through with it. There's a lot of resistance against it from several sides.

  • @vidarro8681
    @vidarro8681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We have several underwater tunnels, and have had it for 30 years or something, but this will be a first floating one

  • @Skarfar90
    @Skarfar90 ปีที่แล้ว

    While the west coast does take 21 hours on average to drive, due to the ferry crossings, there is a direct route (E6) via the inland, which is much quicker.
    From Oslo to Trondheim, you would expect to spend between 6 and 7 hours by car, depending on the route.
    However, if you want to drive the full length of Norway, you would need around 30-32 hours of driving

  • @elementalgolem5498
    @elementalgolem5498 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No, here we're already lining up to be the first to use it and even enthusiasts from outside Norway show a lot of interest in taking the route just for the sake of traveling down such a insane project

  • @tzh3123
    @tzh3123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can confirm that construction has begun, but theres a long way to go

    • @tzh3123
      @tzh3123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not the tunnels, but on the highway

  • @norrisdrn4897
    @norrisdrn4897 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Tyler! Im having fun watching your videos. I am from Stavanger, Norway. We have here the worlds deepest underwater tunnel which is called Ryfylke tunnelen. I have seen videos of it here in youtube. :)

  • @Ohjeezno
    @Ohjeezno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I experience driving through such long tunnels as somewhat surreal. In Austria and Switzerland some of the longest tunnels on the planet are found. Try to watch something about the Gotthard Tunnel, for instance. Incredible engineering, digging so deep through mountains.

  • @tosvus
    @tosvus ปีที่แล้ว

    In the US, they have ferries across the great lakes for instance. Also some small islands off the coast of the US and within the great lakes use ferries, though many are not designed to carry cars.

  • @Hammer1987
    @Hammer1987 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I cannot describe with words how happy this project makes me. Mega-engineering projects like this are always a great benefit to humanity. Sure, the immediate benefit is going to be very local to Norway, but the technologies developed in order to realize this project are going to be used in so many other industries and fields.
    Stuff like this makes me hopeful that one day we will have space elevators. Probably not in our lifetimes, but some day.

  • @OleGustavJohnsen
    @OleGustavJohnsen ปีที่แล้ว

    Tyler, you need to come to Norway and see all the marvels for yourself. 😁 We'd LOVE to have you! 🥰

  • @KjetilBalstad
    @KjetilBalstad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, the environmental concerns are great an all, but, it there are some drawbacks. Like when the construction is well away, and somebody notice a perticular type of bat flying past, and the whole road project is halted and the road gets rerouted 500 m to the side of the old barn it landed in that was supposed to be torn down. And, if you look at the landscape, moving the road 500m to the side costs millions.

  • @sebastianflesjandersen939
    @sebastianflesjandersen939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We've already got several underwater tunnels, no floating ones yet tho

  • @matsv201
    @matsv201 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I done some pre calculation of very early planing of infrastructure in Norway (not road but rail).
    The issue is that the fjords is way to deep. For railway its even worse than road. Because we can´t have them floating (Well technically its possible, but the train would need to go really slowly).
    Building bridges over is also not really possible, because the pillars would need to be to high.
    Building tunnels on the seabed is also not possible, its to deep.
    You can sort of go around the fjords, but they are so deep inland so that is even with high speed train a detour of a hour or so.
    The next level is probobly bridge tunnels. At least for trains. For highways there would probobly be a mix of bridged and floating highways.
    The reason why we can´t do bridges is somewhat falsely explained in the video. The fjords are to deep for pillars. The only way to do a bridge is to have a pillar on each side and then a suspension between them., but the distance is to large.
    A bridged tunnel would have much shorter legs (becasue they would be 40 meter under the surface in steed of 250 meter above it). So the bridge legs would not need to be as sturdy. Also a floating tunnels can be made neutrally buyent. So even a concrete tube tunnel can span huge spans with no reinforcement or pillars. Still at 3 or 4 km, there would still need to be some floats. (for trains we can´t do floats, they sink to much when the train comes).
    One really smart thing with floating tunnels is that they can be built on mass in a drydock. The foundation have of cause to be built on place. But both the floats and pillars can be built of site and just tugged there.
    With floating tunnels that use fixed floats, then can simply just be tugged there. Of cause, if its built in a other fjord, they have to clear the fjord threshold. A other thing that makes it a bit complicated.
    You probably should check up troll oil platform. The latest building ever moved.
    15:05 Ironically that is Faroe Islands, that is a pseudo independent state under Denmark

  • @matsgmichelsen
    @matsgmichelsen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Watching foreigners talk about Norway is most Norwegians guilty pleasure and I am no different (even if I tell other Norwegians "I not from Norway, I am from Bergen" as often as i can 😁). I enjoy the videos you make a lot. We all should approach foreign countries and cultures with the same respect an curiousity you display and we would all be better off.
    Quick comment on the floating highway project: I honestly doubt every fjord crossing will ever be built (I don't believe our politicians believe the entire thing will be built either even if they promise so during campaigns), but there are many regions on the west coast that will benefit a great deal even if only parts of this highway is built. In the end it will be a question of cost vs benefit for each part of it that will decide what will be bulit and what will not. Disclaimer: I work in the NPRA, but I have absolutely no inside information on this project and these are my personal thoughts and opionions.

  • @lovehasslevall277
    @lovehasslevall277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There has beeen underwater tunnels for years already. For exemple, the one inbetween England and france

  • @vidarro8681
    @vidarro8681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It takes alot more than a day to drive from top to bottom :) This project is only meant for west coast south of Trondheim (about a third of Norways length).

  • @hrafnatyr9794
    @hrafnatyr9794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ”Öresundsbron” (the Öresund bridge) connecting Sweden and Denmark is somewhat similar. The part closest to Sweden is a bridge which about half way to Denmark via a man-made island converts into a tunnel under the sound 🙂

  • @potetstappe666
    @potetstappe666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How long it will take to build this you ask? In China or Japan, they would have this done in about 45 minutes. As a Norwegian, I know this will be dragged out by bureaucracy into infinity. To be honest, I'd be lucky to see this thing come into fruition in my lifetime. I'm 5 years of age. Ok, so I exaggerate a bit, but Norway don't ride the same day they saddle.

  • @hildeandersen2202
    @hildeandersen2202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We have alredy 1 or maybee 2 of this
    tunnels under water.
    We have the oldest, and I will say it is up to over 20 years old...this goes between Bergen to Stavanger.
    Its wierd to think of all the fish swimming over our heads.
    We have good Macines, and we have som good ppl taking care of their things
    Norway is known for many other stuff .
    Thank you so much for showing Norway!
    And you are smart and so sweet 😘

  • @TTDahl
    @TTDahl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The reason we are able to make and develope so much in Technology is because we have ; Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, where even student from all over the world study.

  • @QazwerDave
    @QazwerDave 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some fjords are too wide for bridges to be supported by a single tower on each side of the fjord side, while also being too deep for central towers.
    These are probably the only areas were these floating things are proposed !

  • @thorbjrnhellehaven5766
    @thorbjrnhellehaven5766 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:50 the project that starte in 2018, isn't a submerged floating tunnel. That section is normal underwater tunnel through bedrock.
    When it's ready it will be worlds longest under water road tunnel 26 km (16 miles). And the deepest 392 m (1286 ft).
    The submerged floating tunnels is a consept for other sections of the route, where bridges are considered a lesser option, and the tunnel would be 20-50 times longer to avoid being too steep, to get deep enough to be in bedrock all the way.

  • @Goddybag4Lee
    @Goddybag4Lee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can't go too fast in Norway. Speed cameras are very common.

    • @angelflot
      @angelflot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So true!! I’m a Speed demon on the freeways in the US and when I’m driving there my husband has to remind me to slow down all the time.

  • @bragebjelker2879
    @bragebjelker2879 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:53 1/3 of the way. Trondheim is in the lower part of what we call midt-Norge (central Norway). Midt-Norge is lower than actually in the middle
    6:05 There are actually 37 undersea road tunnels already

  • @LuX7251
    @LuX7251 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    it takes about 28hours from the south to the north, following the speedlimit if you drive through Finland and Sweden, or 33hours if you drive only in Norway. not accounting for roadwork ferrytime and other delays that might occur

  • @GnosticAtheist
    @GnosticAtheist ปีที่แล้ว

    No, from the southern tip to the northern tip takes several days. The map you are looking at is only the southern part of the country.

  • @nanach6276
    @nanach6276 ปีที่แล้ว

    A friend of mine drow to top to bottom in a car and said it took 3 days with little sleep. And I think he barely made it, and for that I am impressed

  • @mikevik100
    @mikevik100 ปีที่แล้ว

    The tunnel you see in the first 5 sec of the video is already under construction its called "rogfast".

  • @benjamintomassennordahl7911
    @benjamintomassennordahl7911 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Norwegian here, the road shown at 17:47 is not located in Norway, I belive it's part of Reunion's (French Island in the South Indian Ocean) coastal highway and was built to replace the road close to the cliffs due to frequent rock slides.

  • @matsv201
    @matsv201 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Coastal highway is really several Part. First it was the E18 part, its already 100% finished. Then the E39 project that is an extension of the E18. The E39 is about 5-10% finished. And a other 5-10 ongoing.
    There are still a few years away from the place where the floating tunnel will be, so they are not quite ready to start construction yet.
    (I don´t work with road, only rail, so i follow this mostly as a spectator)

  • @happyunicornrider2655
    @happyunicornrider2655 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah we have had several underwater tunnels in Norway for years, and yes they stated the E39 project a long time ago, I live close to the first tunnel. We know our tunnelmakers and we trust them more then bridges that break.

  • @marieparker3822
    @marieparker3822 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Channel Tunnel goes under the English Channel, so you can go from London to Paris and Brussels by train.

  • @oleeinarmonsbakken8933
    @oleeinarmonsbakken8933 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thoose 21 hours at 3:52 is just from the south tip to mid way up north, all the way up north i believe is close to two days

  • @sigrunwestrus68
    @sigrunwestrus68 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Norway is now building a ship tunnel in the west of Norway. So big that even cruise ships can use it. This will be the biggest ship tunnel in the world.

    • @johnnymartinjohansen
      @johnnymartinjohansen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are they actually doing this? Saw a video about these plans a couple of years ago, but according to it, no concrete decicions had been made at that time.

  • @solbjrgbjrseth8680
    @solbjrgbjrseth8680 ปีที่แล้ว

    Norwegian ingeniors are behandling old underwater tunnelles crossing Chesapeak Bay too

  • @jeschinstad
    @jeschinstad 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's great for Norway to have these kinds of projects because 1) it allows us to build competence that other countries will pay for, making STEM education more interesting, and 2) we have a massive oil fund that we can spend in times of global financial crisis to keep our economy going while improving our infrastructure. But as it was presented in the video, this project will not happen anytime soon.

  • @DivineFalcon
    @DivineFalcon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Trondheim is right in the middle of the country. The region it's in is literally called Midt-Norge (Middle Norway).

  • @kendexter
    @kendexter ปีที่แล้ว

    We have a lot of under ocean tunnels in Norway

  • @TTDahl
    @TTDahl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have watch several Americans reacting to Norwegian stuffs. But you are my fave. You're beyond great. But as I've mentioned before. You should react to "russefeiring". Norwegian Graduation Celebration. I can promise you, You've NEVER seen anything like it before.

  • @bigcashewnut
    @bigcashewnut ปีที่แล้ว

    A few misleading thigs here
    The video mixes stock footage from around the world, most of it is norway, but some isn't like coastal highway at 17:45 which Is in Africa (looks great thought and i wanna drive it).
    The video focuses on the floating tunnels, but the E39 project is a mixture of Bridges, tunnels and floating tunnels. So forexample the safety features at 14:00 is from Rogfast which is a tunnel (still super impressive as its gonna be the world longest).
    Chalmers University is in Sweden, just pointing it out

  • @Gazer75
    @Gazer75 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    @3:55 No it doesn't. This is just using the E39 highway between Kristiansand and Trondheim, which is not even half way to the north cape. It is much faster to drive via Oslo and using the E6 route.
    A drive to the north cape is 1490 miles and Google estimates 33 hours which would be an average of 45 mph. Any sane person would probably spend 3 days on the trip, though it can probably be done in two.

  • @SiljeMeum
    @SiljeMeum 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The distance they're talking about is from Kristiansand in the south to Trondheim in the middle. The north end of Norway is MUUUCH further, Trondheim isn't even half way "to the north" from the south. If you were to take the car along the west coast and through Norway rom Kristiansand to Vardø (without taking the shortcut through Sweden) it would take at least 48 hours with non-stop driving, not counting eating, toilet visits and sleep.

  • @Luredreier
    @Luredreier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:51
    No, he said to Trondheim.
    That's in the center, just north of the thick part.

    • @ShadowTani
      @ShadowTani 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trondheim is considered the navel of Norway yes, but is technically not the most central city. Mo i Rana is the city that have the most equal distance to the south and to the north.

    • @Luredreier
      @Luredreier 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ShadowTani Okey, yes *technically* that's true...
      But because of the shape of the country with Trondheim essentially forming the border between the thick and thin part that's what pretty much *everyone* thinks of as the middle when looking at a map or traveling even without knowing Norwegian history.
      It *looks* more in the middle then the actual middle does.

  • @johnnymartinjohansen
    @johnnymartinjohansen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think I've commented this on that original video, and again: this project is pissing me off.
    Because I live in Northern Norway (Sørfold county, just north of Fauske). Whenever we need to go to the doctor, hospital, public services, etc, we have to drive through 16 outdated tunnels each way. This in on the E6, the main road through Norway. We don't have any optional routes, unless going north to Narvik, then through Sweden and then north again past Fauske. Which isn't an option at all, due to the insane distance.
    Most of these tunnels are so narrow, that when trucks meet, one stops completely while the other is snailing it's way past. You can rarely drive this distance without experiencing this. The tunnels are so bad that media have repeatedly called them mining shafts. The Norwegian DMV ("Statens Vegvesen"), made concrete plans of building a new road system for this distance over a decade ago, and have improved and updated the plans several times. They now have it listed as one of four "red projects" in Norway, which they mean are critical/must-do projects.
    It's estimated to cost $10.03B NOK (almost exactly $1B). Every time our politicians in the south are voting on it, it's a no. Too expensive. It's 2 fucking % of what the coastal higway will cost - they have alternatives, we don't. There are reasons why people in the north feels no one in the south gives a fuck about us.

  • @baldrian22
    @baldrian22 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the average of 30 mils pr hour is with all the farys that takes up a lot of the traveling time, the average speed on the road is between 80-90 km/h or 50-55 miles pr h

  • @ImperialMJG
    @ImperialMJG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have many underwater tunnels here on the West Coast from Stavanger and northwards.
    The 30 miles per hour is Said because of the ferries. So average speed Would be around that.

  • @annchristinrine5443
    @annchristinrine5443 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What suprise me the most about this upload is how many tunel geeks there are. Due to the coment section here, there's alot of people knowing alot of stuff about tunels. Meanwhile I'm here like "yeah.. the oslofjordtunel doesn't float, but is under water anyway." And that's all I know about that. I'm impressed by the common knowledge of tunels now. 🧐😄

  • @PinkskullTheMultiboxer
    @PinkskullTheMultiboxer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video i extremly missleading. This project has been going on for ovrr 30years. They construct it one small peace at the time. This will easily take another 30 years to finish

  • @FrankShortt
    @FrankShortt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Rogfast section should open for traffic in 2030…. The whole stretch probably 2050

  • @veejay1234567890
    @veejay1234567890 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have read that we are also making our roads into wireless chargers for electric vehicles now, with coil matts under the asphalt.

  • @lumithelapphund6990
    @lumithelapphund6990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live near the highway prodject, The section between Stavanger and kristiandsand is almost finnished. Mabye in 2023. But that section is not underwater.

  • @babylol8
    @babylol8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    South to north in Norway would be about 34 hours if going past Oslo. 40+ with the current western coastal road/ferries. These are if you only drive in Norway, as it's quicker to go through Sweden/Finland which would be about 29 hours.

  • @ShadowTani
    @ShadowTani 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The project got started in 2018, but had a bureaucratic hiccup and didn't resume before 2021. It will take a while before they reach the area that may get a floating tunnel though. The current section being built that will go through and connect Kvitsøy with the mainland is estimated to be done by 2031, which is already 4-5 years longer than the first estimate, lol. A lot of negative people say it won't happen, but it is happening, and the economic and civic benefits of every section of the road is just too great for it getting cancelled outright.

  • @FrankShortt
    @FrankShortt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Construction is ongoing, some parts of the project is complete in my area at least

  • @Contentious_Point_
    @Contentious_Point_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    30 years 'till COMPLETION, it is built in segments though; so if you don't need to drive under the entire coast you could visit sooner...

  • @palkristiannygard5968
    @palkristiannygard5968 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Learn about the 22nd of July 2011, the biggest tragedy in Norway since WW2

  • @bjrnarestlen1234
    @bjrnarestlen1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "I'll be going faster than that" -well, how fast do you usually drive while taking a ferry?
    Average speed of 30mph is including the ferry-time

  • @elementalgolem5498
    @elementalgolem5498 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like I saw another comment point out underwater tunnels are nothing new. We have had them since the 80s. It's the floating part that's new and cool. However another cool thing considering your comment about people wanting to see our roads. We have tunnel roundabouts, 2 tunnels that connect underground with a roundabout and one of the most famous ones then opens up to being on a massive suspension bridge over a fjord into another tunnel. People already travel here to experience that road so it's definitely something that would happen with the E39 aswell

  • @cyberneticbutterfly8506
    @cyberneticbutterfly8506 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks good on paper but every time my government here wants to invest in large concrete and asphalt projects I question if the great cost is worth it.
    Or if its a prestige project for some high ranking individuals who have a vested interest in recommending the projects.
    E.g. I saw my university expand with lots of cement and high cost while classrooms could benefit immensely from some cheap extra equipment or have an assistant teacher for a few bucks.
    People on the top have a big project blind spot at least.

  • @Mikklee
    @Mikklee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahh finally, an actual good reaction channel

  • @sjokomelk
    @sjokomelk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Trondheim is not even half way up Norway... It is more like 1/3 of the way from south to north...

  • @NA-lr5wb
    @NA-lr5wb ปีที่แล้ว

    in April 2020 the Eiganes tunnel in Stavanger opened

  • @markflint2629
    @markflint2629 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sydney Harbour tunnel was built almost 30 years ago or the English to France tunnel even before this so impressive although not ground breaking technology

  • @SnippyFifa
    @SnippyFifa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should watch the B1M's video about Norways costal highway instead. It does alot better job at explaining how and where the bridges are planned

  • @EO-McLoud
    @EO-McLoud ปีที่แล้ว

    if you turn Norway south by pivoting by Norways southern most point and and turn the northern most point of nordkapp towards central europe nordkapp would be long enough to overlap with Rome.

  • @ebbhead20
    @ebbhead20 ปีที่แล้ว

    All this tunnel work has been done all over Scandinavia. Denamrk had Øresundsbroen back in the mid 90's. They're always done without any problems. At least ive never heard of any. And we dont mind taking 10 years to build stuff. Its about getting there more than anything else. But we dont get exited over submerged stuff or bridges. Theres a lot of Americans that are scared of our bridges or whatever. That's not something i have noticed in Scandinavians. All this weird what if stuff is strange to me.. I guess its because we're not China. We dont build dodgy constructions, so we're good. 😏

    • @ebbhead20
      @ebbhead20 ปีที่แล้ว

      @gungeligung6140 mate , the bridge is only half the journey, the rest is a tunnel. I should know, i travel it all the time.. 😔

  • @onelove6576
    @onelove6576 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have a tunnel under water between Sweden and Danmark

  • @humanman5913
    @humanman5913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    in my hometown in Norway the roads are so bad that most people by a pickup so they dont break down all the time..

  • @spennyz
    @spennyz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Welland canal has a tunnel that goes under the canal. Boats go over top. Only about 300m long maybe not much more idk

  • @anneolsen1624
    @anneolsen1624 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was not the ideal first date, but it was a German and I talked about tunnel under the sea and he thought he could see fish and so on. Going down under, he was not so impressed, concrete and just a road, where we the locals test their car.

  • @davidmalarkey1302
    @davidmalarkey1302 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The channel tunnel is 31.35 miles long between England and France.

  • @fretvethepronorwegianvikin9950
    @fretvethepronorwegianvikin9950 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never heard of the floating tunnel most waterparts already buildt with bridges

  • @nanach6276
    @nanach6276 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude, you finance yourself with making traveling vidoes bro! :) :)

  • @cola_legenden1376
    @cola_legenden1376 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    that tinel is built in parts, such as Solbakk to Hundvåg.

  • @Simon99354
    @Simon99354 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I will be waiting for your update😂😂😂

  • @runenorderhaug7646
    @runenorderhaug7646 ปีที่แล้ว

    To be fair, as amazing as this seems it isn't completely out of no where. Like many things, it is more of an advancement on similar projects that occured in England and throughout Europe and even America

  • @nilsmedaas350
    @nilsmedaas350 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fact: the inland is by train (Mountain), the coast is by boat heheh