Tampere Tunnel

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The Tampere Tunnel (also the Rantaväylä Tunnel, Finnish: Rantaväylän tunneli) is a 2,3 kilometre-long road tunnel in Tampere, Finland. It was opened 15 November 2016, six months before scheduled. The Tampere Tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Finland.[1] It is part of Highway 12, which passes north of Tampere city center. 36,000 vehicles a day drive through the tunnel.[2]

Tampere Tunnel
The east entrance of the tunnel in Naistenlahti
Overview
LocationTampere, Finland
Coordinates61°30′06″N 23°43′55″E / 61.5017°N 23.7319°E / 61.5017; 23.7319
RouteFinnish national road 12
StartSantalahti
EndNaistenlahti
Operation
Opened15 November 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11-15)
OwnerFinnish Transport Agency, City of Tampere
TrafficAutomotive
Technical
Length2.327 km (1.45 mi)
No. of lanes4
Operating speed60 kilometres per hour (37 mph)

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  1. ^ "Finland's longest road tunnel opens". Yle News. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ^ Roth, Raili (2017-11-12). "Rantatunnelissa ajetaan ylinopeuksia, mutta poliisin on vaikea sitä valvoa". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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