Future Islands: Could an undersea tunnel network be key to transforming Shetland’s fortunes?
Shetland is planning to replace its intra-island ferry service with a network of undersea tunnels connecting five islands including Unst, the most northerly of the British Isles. The plans, as reported in Highways News on previous occasions, are highly ambitious, but they have also been greeted with some scepticism. Shetland is taking inspiration from the […]
MP and engineer suggest Faroes-style tunnels for Scottish islands
A Scottish engineer is calling for undersea road tunnels to be built between some of Scotland’s islands to help make their communities more sustainable. The BBC says Andy Sloan was involved in a proposal 13 years ago for a 350m tunnel to Bressay in Shetland, which was never built. He told BBC Radio Scotland the […]
Stunning underwater roundabout opens
A new tunnel has opened in the Faroe Islands which includes the world’s first undersea roundabout. The seven mile Torshavn-Eysturoy Tunnel links the capital with a major fishing port cutting the driving time from more than an hour down to less than 15 minutes. The roundabout contains artwork by Faroese artist Trondur Patursson, featuring sculptures […]