Repair costs for the fire-ravaged undersea Skatestraum tunnel in Bremanger have risen to nearly US$4.7 million, according to Norwegian media reports.
Repairs will run into next year when the tunnel, on Norway’s southern North Sea coast, will re-open, although no date was given, the Norwegian media outlet E24 said.
The tunnel, nearly 2km long, was opened only in 2002 at a cost of nearly $39 million.
No one was injured in the accident when the tunnel was severely damaged by fire on July 15. A tanker