Inside The World’s First Undersea Roundabout

Welcome to one of the world's most remote construction projects.

Narrator - Fred Mills
Producer - Jaden Urbi
Video Editing and Graphics - Jim Casey
Executive Producers - Fred Mills and James Durkin

Our thanks to Visit Faroe Islands. Additional footage and images courtesy of Kringvarp Føroya, P/F Eystur- og Sandoyartunlar, Alexandar Vujadinovic, Rasmus Steintórsson Biskopstø and Niels Jóhan Sigurðsson.

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[clomino]

I've been to the Faroes a few years ago, before these tunnels were built, and even then I was completely blown away by the infrastructure. This is just crazy

[pjacobsen]

Eysturoy, Streymoy, Sandoy. The -oy means 'island' and is the same word we see in some Scottish islands once populated by Vikings, like the -ey in Orkney, the -ay in Stornoway and Islay. Possibly even the same in the more southern Channel Islands, Jersey and Guernsey.
In Norwegian it's -øya, in Swedish it's ö, and in Danish it's ø. Just in case you were wondering....

[MaidenHell]

Hopefully the new tunnels will help increase population in the areas that have suffered decline. Accessibility is everything. Amazing stuff!

[papaquonis]

I visited the Faroe Islands a few months ago. I drove through this fantastic new tunnel with the roundabout and many other tunnels during my trip. Very impressive infrastructure for such a small country. While the scenery is very rugged and beautiful, it’s also easy to imagine how isolated all the islands and tiny villages would have been in the old days. I absolutely loved every minute of it.

[kieranstravels]

That is BEYOND insane, That roundabout just looks SO cool!

[ceruleangolem]

It's so refreshing to see public policy taking into consideration the needs of the people. The fact that residents of Sandoy can take a trip to the hospital, for instance, in Streymoy, which I reckon may be better equipped, in less time is marvelous. That's the whole point of public infrastructure!

[manup]

Looks like the ones in Norway, it is a surreal experience.

[ProjectPhysX]

They have some of the most difficult geography, yet they make the best out of it with massive infrastructure. Very impressive!

[demil]

Certainly a good summary of what's goin on.
The Färoers are surely worth a visit !!

[SuperScream]

So, first I want to say, "Thank you, Fred and all the B1M crew for making these videos!" I look forward to these videos even though I'm not an engineer, I just love seeing things built. These tunnels are very impressive. Not only do they provide the infrastructure needed for the residents of the islands, but it also preserves the natural beauty of the islands. Keep up the great work!

[Ammar]

My god those opening shots look more real than real life. Hows that even possible!? Insane quality. Your hard work is appreciated, always great content. Keep it up please.

[michelq]

I've went in the Faroese in 2019, driving through each of the possible tunnels (old dark narrow one-lane ones, to modern undersea wide ones) and they were an impressive part of my trip, I remember :) . Unfortunately this Esturoy one with its roundabout wasn't finished and still not open at that time. But I've experienced a similar underground roundabout that also exists in Norway, under a mountain, not undersea, connecting TWO crossing tunnels. It's stunning!

(update) The last tunnel you talk, the one to Sandoy, may look as an outrageously huge investment per capita, but I think it could trigger a very good underlying touristic potential, as this island is nearly the only one you can ride easily with a bicycle (as far as I experienced), and as I remember, the quietest and sweetest place of the archipelago I've went through.

[aprilsmith]

That rugged coastline is a truly magnificent sight...
🇿🇦

[marksapollo]

I am very impressed with the tunnelling they’ve done for such a small number of people. Brave living smack bang in the middle of the North Sea! And making it work adapting the landscape to them.

[MinedMaker]

It's really awesome that our tunneling experience in Norway can be put to good use and improve lives in other countries too. <3

[JohnnyJamesGio]

Hey Fred, amazing video, as always! I think you'll find it interesting that there is a 51.6 kilometer mountainous section of the E60 highway under construction here in Georgia (the country) that includes 96 bridges and 53 tunnels. Crazy, right? I'd be thrilled to see a video about my country on your channel. Cheers!

[applecart]

The Faroe islands are my number 1 destination on my bucket list

[DarylSolis]

Here in Edinburgh, there are many Faroese people that come here just for shopping as it's the closest big city to them. They are welcome here :)

[craig.bryant]

It’s amazing to see the difference from the Faroes to the nearby Shetlands, Orkneys and Western Isles of Scotland. The latter is seriously struggling with an ageing fleet of ferries which are getting more unreliable. I liked one of the quotes at the end, seeing the country as one whole that needs to be connected rather than pure ‘vehicles/passengers per day’ metrics we often use to justify projects.

The UK could use more of this thinking - thanks B1M!

[jakehandley]

Not sure why we haven’t started linking the various parts of the UK and Ireland yet like this