Rya Tunnel

The Rya Tunnel (Ryaforbindelsen or Ryatunnelen) is a subsea road tunnel in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The tunnel links the island of Kvaløya to the mainland Malangshalvøya peninsula. Located along Norwegian County Road 858, the tunnel runs under Straumsfjorden between the village of Larseng (on Kvaløya) and the Balsnes area on the mainland. The 2675 m long tunnel reaches a maximum depth of 87 m below mean sea level and has a maximum grade of 7.8%. The two-lane tunnel opened on 29 September 2011 and cost about NOK250 million, part of which will be recouped by tolls until 2030. It is open to cyclists since fall 2013.