The existing Hvalfjörður Tunnel has been in operation for more than 20 years. Since then the traffic has increased significantly with in average 4.9% per year. The AADT for 2019 is estimated at 7850 veh/d, with an daily average traffic in the summer months of 9800 veh/d. For this reason and for improving the safety it is being investigated how the tunnel can be extended.