Swedish tunnel delay?

It now looks as if plans for a new road tunnel in Swedish capital Stockholm will have to be rethought.
March 2, 2012 Read time: 1 min
It now looks as if plans for a new road tunnel in Swedish capital Stockholm will have to be rethought. The local authorities have said that building a tunnel connection for the Essingeleden highway will be too costly. Estimates suggest that the tunnel option to build the highway under the city would cost from €339.5 million to €566 million. However, as the project is not expected to improve traffic flow, the Swedish Transport Agency (1096 Trafikverket) has said it may opt not to provide funding. A decision on the proposed tunnel project now looks to be put back until the Förbifart Stockholm bypass has been completed in the 2020s.
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