The road you are driving on is called Kvivsvegen. It opened in 2012 and was debated for well over a century. The first time local politicians discussed building a road through here was in 1874. It took 138 years.
The road is 17 kilometres long with four tunnels, the longest being Kvivstunnelen at 6.5 kilometres. It replaced a ferry across the Voldsfjord and cut an hour off the drive between Sunnmøre and Nordfjord.
One detail worth knowing: Volda has one of the largest toad populations in Norway, around 12,000 animals. The road cuts straight through their migration route. So they built seven small tunnels underneath the road, with guide fences to steer the toads through. Before the tunnels were ready, volunteers carried thousands of toads across in plastic buckets. The tunnels cost about 2 million kroner. The toads have not complained since.
The road is 17 kilometres long with four tunnels, the longest being Kvivstunnelen at 6.5 kilometres. It replaced a ferry across the Voldsfjord and cut an hour off the drive between Sunnmøre and Nordfjord.
One detail worth knowing: Volda has one of the largest toad populations in Norway, around 12,000 animals. The road cuts straight through their migration route. So they built seven small tunnels underneath the road, with guide fences to steer the toads through. Before the tunnels were ready, volunteers carried thousands of toads across in plastic buckets. The tunnels cost about 2 million kroner. The toads have not complained since.