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Vestmannaeyjagöng
Proposed undersea tunnel in Iceland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vestmannaeyjagöng is a proposed undersea tunnel in Iceland, linking the archipelago Vestmannaeyjar to the Icelandic mainland. As of 2025[update], the only connections to Vestmannaeyjar are the ferry Herjólfur and seasonal flights to Vestmannaeyjar Airport.
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History
In 1989, MP Árni Johnsen from Vestmannaeyjar proposed a resolution to study the possibility of a tunnel to Vestmannaeyjar.[2]
In 2007, a report from Vegagerðin estimated the cost of a tunnel at 50–80 billion ISK, with research alone costing 115–275 million.[3]
In 2017, four MPs from the Independence Party proposed a resolution that would establish a group to study the proposed tunnel.[4]
A 2020 estimate put the societal benefit of the tunnel at 95.4 billion ISK, compared to an inflation-adjusted cost (from 2007) of 90.5–139.2 billion.[5]
In 2023, Minister of Infrastructure Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson created a group to study the tunnel.[6]
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