The world’s first underwater roundabout has been unveiled in Faroe Islands, mapping out a potential new way of travel for the world. Credit: RuiRaiox, Twitter.
Faroese artist Trondur Patursson continues to receive high praise for his work in designing the intricate and massively convenient underground tunnels that meander through multiple of the Denmark-owned Faroe Islands, as the first ever underwater roundabout sees its completion.
Sitting perfectly between Scotland and Iceland underneath the North Atlantic, this fantastic invention could pave the way to the future of global travel, ensuring safety needs are prioritised as the world comes under increased tension from man-made threats.
Tackling weather chaos
The tunnels work their way through an incredibly detailed system of below sea-level channels and roads that will minimise the threat of unpredictable weather disruption for citizens of the nation, providing a more seamless form of travel for travellers to navigate.
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Speed-lining inter-city travel
Teitur Samuelsen, CEO of Eystur-OG Sandoartunlar, the company overseeing the tunnels’ operation, predicts that this new form of travel will shorten the time to get to the capital, Torshavn, and Runavik, by nearly an hour, taking reportedly just 16 minutes.
The organisation set a plan over four years ago to build 17 tunnels on land and four sub-sea, which notably includes the world’s first ever roundabout underwater. The roundabout itself took around three years to map out and formulate, and opened last week amidst much European interest.
Ultra-safe, says CEO
Over 6000 vehicles travel daily through the awe-inspiring Eysturoy tunnel, the largest of the underwater creations, with it sitting some 614 feet below sea-level. “The tunnels are designed by the world’s leading engineers and geologists, so safety with regards to the atlantic sitting above is not an issue”, Samuelsen commented.
The CEO also stressed the value of attributing recognition to Patursson, as his ingenuity and creativity sparked the commencement of the engineering into the underwater network. “We have a lot of good artists in the Faroes, and we would like to support them”.
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