tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post1357626468827935910..comments2024-03-18T06:27:51.599-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: The Infrastructure Chronicles -- Volume 4Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-73781296347998850812016-02-11T14:52:55.980-05:002016-02-11T14:52:55.980-05:00Thanks so much!Thanks so much!Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-5510019276816401072016-02-11T09:50:43.304-05:002016-02-11T09:50:43.304-05:00Hvalfjarðar tunnel is a masterpiece. We do have ot...Hvalfjarðar tunnel is a masterpiece. We do have other tunnels in Iceland that might be ...well...slightly claustrophobic for some. One lane tunnels where you meet oncoming cars and have to yield for them. Here is a full list of all the tunnels in Iceland, where you find them, how long they are etc. http://www.goiceland.com/blog/tunnels-in-iceland/2455/<br />Go Iceland Car Rentalhttp://www.goiceland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-48407594518673047912011-04-12T21:55:27.676-04:002011-04-12T21:55:27.676-04:00Yes, there are some web sites that say it doesn’t ...Yes, there are some web sites that say it doesn’t get a good safety rating even for Europe for all those reasons.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-67300051391990627922011-04-12T21:54:42.586-04:002011-04-12T21:54:42.586-04:00No FHWA design requirements needed here. What you ...No FHWA design requirements needed here. What you see is what you get. Finished concrete, two travel lanes one in each direction. Sight distances, shoulders, design speed, special tunnel lighting these items are left for government jobs. Paul, great video work!Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-824703548143841762011-04-11T20:45:41.723-04:002011-04-11T20:45:41.723-04:00I for one, love the infrastructure posts.I for one, love the infrastructure posts.jmaddenmasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117353395168137154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-76901861263465047192011-04-11T12:31:38.753-04:002011-04-11T12:31:38.753-04:00I think one should mention the investment that suc...I think one should mention the investment that such a small country has made on an infrastructure project. I have traveled though longer tunnels (16-20 Km in Norway and Switzterland) with the Norvegian ones being similar to the Icelandic Hvalfjörður Tunnel.<br /><br />You may also be interested in the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland. It is designed for railway only and will allow transit of the Alps with a minimum of elevation gain and tunneling over 35 miles. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Base_TunnelGreenLeaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16159362981477129396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-86777588993146600872011-04-11T06:29:34.328-04:002011-04-11T06:29:34.328-04:00Imagine driving through it with the pressure of Bo...Imagine driving through it with the pressure of Boston or NY traffic.<br />Felt like you were circling in an airplane!Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-31787162468161863632011-04-11T06:26:33.906-04:002011-04-11T06:26:33.906-04:00Yes, it’s quite an amazing tunnel. Last time I ar...Yes, it’s quite an amazing tunnel. Last time I arrived in it after driving in white out conditions! But that’s Iceland!Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-80266726724252568272011-04-11T06:16:57.727-04:002011-04-11T06:16:57.727-04:00Thanks for the video Paul. I was curious about th...Thanks for the video Paul. I was curious about the construction method and found this information on the web:<br /><br />Apart from being the world’s first undersea tunnel (under the North Atlantic) to be drilled through basalt in an active geothermal area, it was also the first major road-building project in Iceland to be financed by the contractor – meaning taxpayers didn’t foot the bill for the construction.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-48168162611950625482011-04-10T22:44:06.711-04:002011-04-10T22:44:06.711-04:00I have never had a tunnel phobia, maybe it takes m...I have never had a tunnel phobia, maybe it takes more imagination than I have... I keep trying to see it but, like today, when I drove through the Holland Tunnel twice in three hours taking my daughter back to school, I keep asking myself, maybe I should be worried or something? maybe it is habit but I don't get it. Heights with scary loook-down edges, yeah, I can't take that, but driving under tons of water, phaugh!<br />Other readers, what say you? Tunnel-phobes, speak up.Susannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-11409220131442340032011-04-10T01:24:38.900-04:002011-04-10T01:24:38.900-04:00Amazing, Paul!Amazing, Paul!Viviennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-42361218201493756982011-04-10T01:08:01.408-04:002011-04-10T01:08:01.408-04:00mesmerizing, claustrophobic. thanks!mesmerizing, claustrophobic. thanks!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704771279208231366noreply@blogger.com