Mala Kapela Tunnel ( Croatian : Tunel Mala Kapela ) is the most significant structure on the Croatian A1 motorway route. As it is 5,821 metres (19,098 ft) long (northbound tube), Mala Kapela Tunnel is the longest tunnel in Croatia. The tunnel is geographically located between the villages of Jezerane and Modruš (although it cannot be accessed from the villages directly), and between Ogulin and Brinje motorway interchanges. The tunnel passes through the Mala Kapela mountain in the northeast-southwest direction. The first tunnel tube through the Mala Kapela mountain was completed in 2005, and was used for both directions of traffic until the second tube was completed in 2009.
16-464: The tunnel is tolled within the A1 motorway closed toll collection system . There are no other toll plazas related to use of the tunnel. The northern portal of the tunnel is located at elevation of 562 m.a.s.l. , while the southern one is found at 575 m.a.s.l. The tunnel tubes are not equally long - the northbound tube is 5,821 metres (19,098 ft) long, while the southbound one is somewhat shorter, as it
32-937: Is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( November 2024 ) Tolls removed [ edit ] Tseung Kwan O Tunnel , Sau Mau Ping to Tseung Kwan O Kai Tak Tunnel , Cheung Tsing Tunnel Nam Wan Tunnel Scenic Hill Tunnel and Airport Tunnel Central - Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel Lung Shan Tunnel / Cheung Shan Tunnel Tuen Mun - Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel References [ edit ] ^ "Whittier Tunnel, Transportation & Public Facilities, State of Alaska" . ^ "Car Toll Rates" . Metropolitan Transportation Authority . "Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Robert F. Kennedy Bridges; Hugh L. Carey and Queens Midtown Tunnels" section . Retrieved 2024-01-14 . ^ "Transportation_Department" . Transportation Department, The Government of
48-490: Is 5,780 metres (18,960 ft) long. The tunnel tubes are excavated 25 metres (82 ft) m apart, and are linked by 6 vehicle passages and 14 pedestrian passages. The tunnel comprises 7.7 metres (25 ft) wide carriageways, permitting driving speeds of up to 100 km/h. The tunnel features an autonomous drainage system channeling water accumulating during cleaning of the tunnel, as well as seeping water and liquids spilled in accidents or used for firefighting. The tunnel
64-499: Is a similar discount at the Queen Mary Hospital bus stop. The discount scheme was branded as "New Bus-Bus Interchange Scheme - smart connection for Southern District" ( 香隧瑪麗轉一轉 省時便捷任你選 ; hoeng1 seoi6 maa5 lai6 zyun2 jat1 zyun2 saang2 si4 bin6 zit6 jam6 nei5 syun2 ; 'Aberdeen Tunnel Queen Mary Hospital') transfer buses - time saving and convenient for you to choose). The Aberdeen Tunnel Underground Laboratory between
80-657: Is a two-tube tunnel linking Happy Valley and Wong Chuk Hang near Aberdeen on the Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong. It shortens the travel time between Wong Chuk Hang and Causeway Bay of the Hong Kong Island. It connects the Wong Chuk Hang Road and Canal Road Flyover in the Hong Kong Island. The toll plaza is at the Wong Chuk Hang end. The toll is HK$ 5. The tunnel is 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and
96-550: Is regularly counted and reported by Croatian Motorways Ltd, operator of the A1 motorway and the tunnel, and published by Hrvatske Ceste. Substantial variations between annual ( AADT ) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the motorway carries substantial tourist traffic to the Dalmatian Adriatic resorts. The traffic count is performed using analysis of toll ticket sales. Toll tunnel From Misplaced Pages,
112-4734: Is required to pass through. List of toll tunnels [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Tunnel name Operated by Road carried Passes under Length Cash tolls (automobile) Notes (ft) (m) Alaska Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel Alaska DOT & PF Portage Glacier Highway Maynard Mountain 13,300.0 4,053.8 $ 13.00 Cash and Credit Card (Tolls eastbound only) Maryland Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Maryland Transportation Authority I-895 Patapsco River 7,650.0 2,331.7 $ 4.00 E-ZPass or Pay-by-Plate Fort McHenry Tunnel I-95 7,200.0 2,194.6 Massachusetts Callahan Tunnel Massachusetts DOT Route 1A Northbound Boston Harbor 5,068.8 1,545.0 $ 2.05 E-ZPass or Pay-by-Plate Sumner Tunnel Route 1A Southbound 5,649.6 1,722.0 Ted Williams Tunnel I-90 8,448.0 2,575.0 Michigan / Ontario, Canada Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Company, LLC M-3 Detroit River 5,150.0 1,569.7 $ 5.00 Cash, Credit Card, or Nexpress New Jersey / New York Holland Tunnel Port Authority of NY & NJ I-78 Hudson River 8,558.0 2,608.5 $ 16.00 E-ZPass or Pay-by- Plate (Tolls eastbound only) Lincoln Tunnel Route 495 / NY 495 8,216.0 2,504.2 New York Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Metropolitan Transportation Authority I-478 East River 9,117.0 2,778.9 $ 6.94 (NY E-ZPass) $ 9.11 (Mid-Tier) $ 11.19 (Non NY E-ZPass/ Pay-by-Plate) E-ZPass or Pay-by-Plate. Mid-Tier tolls are charged for NY EZ-Pass customers who are not using their EZ-Pass transponder. Queens-Midtown Tunnel I-495 6,414.0 1,955.0 Texas Addison Airport Toll Tunnel North Texas Tollway Authority Keller Springs Road Addison Airport 1,600.0 487.7 $ 0.53 TollTag or Pay-by-Plate Virginia Downtown Tunnel Elizabeth River Crossings I-264 Elizabeth River 3,813.0 1,162.2 $ 4.00 E-ZPass or Pay-by-Plate Midtown Tunnel US 58 4,194.0 1,278.3 Washington Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel Washington State Department of Transportation SR 99 Downtown Seattle 9,270.0 2,825.5 $ 1–2.25 Good to Go or pay-by-plate Tolls removed [ edit ] Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel , between Hampton and Norfolk, Virginia South Africa [ edit ] Huguenot Tunnel , South Africa United Kingdom [ edit ] Dartford Crossing , Kent to Essex Kingsway Tunnel , Wallasey to Liverpool Queensway Tunnel , Birkenhead to Liverpool Tyne Tunnel , North Shields to South Shields Ireland [ edit ] Dublin Port Tunnel , Dublin Limerick Tunnel , Limerick Australia [ edit ] Burnley and Domain Tunnels , CityLink , Melbourne Melba and Mullum-Mullum Tunnels, EastLink , Melbourne Sydney Harbour Tunnel Clem Jones Tunnel , Brisbane, Queensland Airport Link, Brisbane , Brisbane, Queensland Legacy Way , Brisbane, Queensland WestConnex , Sydney, New South Wales NorthConnex , Sydney, New South Wales Lane Cove Tunnel , Sydney, New South Wales Belgium [ edit ] Liefkenshoek Tunnel , Antwerp Netherlands [ edit ] Western Scheldt Tunnel , Terneuzen to Ellewoutsdijk Kiltunnel , Dordrecht Tolls removed [ edit ] Beneluxtunnel , Rotterdam Montenegro [ edit ] Sozina Tunnel , Montenegro (2005) Croatia [ edit ] Učka Tunnel , Croatia (1981) Germany [ edit ] Alter Elbtunnel , Hamburg , Germany Malaysia [ edit ] Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel ( SMART Tunnel ), Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia Hong Kong [ edit ] Aberdeen Tunnel , Happy Valley to Wong Chuk Eagle's Nest Tunnel Lion Rock Tunnel , Kowloon Tong to Hin Tin Shing Mun Tunnels , Tsuen Wan to Sha Tin Tai Wai Tunnel [REDACTED] This list
128-796: The Hong Kong Administrative Region . Retrieved 2024-11-18 . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toll_tunnel&oldid=1258241872 " Categories : Toll tunnels Road tunnels Toll roads Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles needing additional references from January 2021 All articles needing additional references Articles with obsolete information from July 2022 All Misplaced Pages articles in need of updating Articles with multiple maintenance issues Incomplete lists from November 2024 Aberdeen Tunnel Aberdeen Tunnel , part of Route 1 ,
144-519: The current toll rates) may be compromised due to out-of-date information . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( July 2022 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) [REDACTED] Toll booths at the approach to the Aberdeen Tunnel in Hong Kong A toll tunnel is a road tunnel where a monetary charge (or toll )
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176-461: The government to build the tunnel. A pilot tunnel was dug in the mid-1970s to examine underground rock conditions. Official approval for the full project, comprising the tunnel and the Canal Road flyover extension, was granted in late 1975. The opening of the tunnel was much delayed by both difficult tunnelling conditions, and the late arrival of communications equipment from overseas. The contractor
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#1733084641943192-416: The tunnel allows radio reception of two UHF radio frequencies ( HR1 at 92.1 MHz and HR2 at 98.5 MHz) as well as use of cell phones. Electrical power is supplied to the tunnel through one 35 kV switching station at each end of the tunnel and 8 distribution switching stations in the tunnel itself. A backup electrical power supply is also provided to ensure continuous operation of the tunnel. Traffic
208-592: Was Dragages Hong Kong . Around 1,000 graves in the Hong Kong Cemetery were relocated for the construction of the tunnel. The tunnel opened on 12 March 1982. From the very beginning, the tunnel suffered from congestion at the approach roads. In 1991, the toll was raised from $ 3 to $ 5. The Aberdeen Tunnel's operations and management were privatised in 1991. It was contracted out to the Cross Harbour Tunnel Company initially. Tunnel management
224-473: Was contracted out to Serco Group (HK) Ltd. on 29 September 1998, and then to Transport Infrastructure Management Ltd. on 29 September 2014. As of 2017 , there are 46 bus routes passing through the tunnel. Most of them pass by the Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza ( 香港仔隧道收費廣場 ) bus stop, where since 29 December 2019 you can get a transfer discount by transferring between two applicable bus routes. There
240-428: Was executed using New Austrian Tunnelling method , by means of drilling and explosive blasting. Numerous caves, caverns and other speleological structures were found during the construction, but all of those were addressed successfully. The tunnel is equipped with variable traffic signs in order to ensure enhanced safety of the traffic, regulated from traffic control centres along the A1 motorway. Electronic equipment of
256-529: Was used by 64,114 vehicles daily in 2015. Aberdeen Tunnel is currently managed by Transport Infrastructure Management Limited. A tunnel was planned in the long-term development plan for Aberdeen approved by the Governor-in-Council in 1964. Support for the tunnel grew following the closure of the Wong Nai Chung Gap by landslides. In 1970, Aberdeen kaifong leaders and industrialists called on
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