Abstract

Although Sweden has a long history of using the underground for infrastructure systems such as utilities, placing road systems underground is a relatively new idea. The author describes the proposed Stockholm highway ring, which has been underconstruction for more than 30 years but has not been completed because of environmental concerns. Designed by four major Swedish companies, the proposed “Project Österleden” would complete the ring as a road tunnel tollway. Bien que l'historie de l'installation en souterrain d'infrastructures utilitaires soint ancienne en Suède, l'idée de développer des structures routières en souterrain est relativement nouvelle. L'auteur décrit le projet de boulevard péripherique de Stockholm, en construction depuis plus de 30 ans mais jamais achevé à cause de problèmes d'environnement. Le “Projet Österleden,” conçu par quatre grandes sociétés Suèdes, propose d'achever l'ouvrage par un tunnel à péage.

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