Norðfjarðargöng tunnel 2013-2017

   Norðfjarðargöngin tunnel opened, November 11th 2017 CONGRATULATIONS EAST ICELAND! 

Picture by Jens Einarsson

http://www.fjardabyggd.is/Media/vigsla-nordfjardarganga-dagskra-helgarinnar.pdf

http://www.austurfrett.is/gongin/oekumenn-keyra-almennt-varlega-um-nyju-goengin

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 EXHIBITION OF NORÐFJARÐARGÖNG TUNNEL - MODELL 1:1000 at Breiðdalssetur together with samples from the tunnel June 2017

Exhibition about Norðfjarðargöng tunnel, section through the mountain in scale 1:1000 with rock samples from the tunnel exhibited at Breiðdalssetur

Article in Glettingur 68, júlí 2017. Norðfjarðargöng, Walker and the geology of East Iceland for 60 years, by staff of Breiðdalssetur   

SAMPLING IN NORÐFJARÐARGÖNG tunnel, August 7th 2014 Vegagerðin and Breiðdalsseturin collaboration for sampling rock of the tunnel section, kept at Breiðdlassetur for further research. The research for the tunnel construction is built on research done by George P.L. Walker and his students. The staff of  Breiðdalssetur is organizing and taking samples regularly in the tunnel.

http://www.austurfrett.is/frettir/2284-nordfjardargong-samid-vid-breiddalssetur-um-synatoku

Sýnisskrá úr göngunum, tekin 2014-2016

Christa Maria Feucht, executive manager and geologist at Breiðdalssetur on the first sampling trip in the tunnel in the beginning of August 2014. Picture by Ófeigur Örn Ófeigsson/Hnit verkfræðistofa hf.

Article about um Walker and Norðfjarðagöng tunnel in magazine  "Austurland" from July 4th 2013 by Arna Silja Jóhannsdóttir 

Left: Drawing from the 1957 field book of GPL Walker, showing Holafjall mountain in Fannardalur. Right: Picutre of Holafjall mountain, showing the working area of Norðfjarðgöng tunnel, northern part in Fannardalur, picture byr Ófeigur Ö. Ófeigsson HNIT.