Road construction and development projects in Norway

[Þróndeimr]

Road construction and development projects in Norway

Me and "GuyFromMoss" has been working a bit togather with this thread. Here 'we'(everyone is allowed to post!) present the road construction projects and road development projects in Norway trought several replies. Some projects which is completed during 2004 is also included.

List of projects:
Nye E6, Trondheim - Melhus
E6 Oslo - Sweden, Section Klemetsrud-Vinterbro
Hålogalandsbrua
Trondheimsfjorden Tunnel
Austevollsbrua
Lofast
New Fossum bridge
Svinesund Bridge
E6 Røra

[Þróndeimr]

Nye E6, Trondheim - Melhus

This is the largest road construction project in Trøndelag today. The old 2 lane E6 will be replaced with a new 4 lane/ 2 lane E6 motorway from Berkåk down Gauladalen and to Trondheim which is a distance of 80 kilometers. I will make this whole road project into three replies, because of the size of the road project. The first piece of the road is Trondheim - Melhus.

E6 between Trondheim and Melhus is the largest part of this project and content a 4 lane road for 7km. Half of this was completed last month, and the next two construction pieces is under development but will probably start construction in 2006 and 2008.

http://home.no.net/sveiodal/e6melhus/nytrase.jpg
This is the new E6 which will be completed in january 2005, but the road was opened for traffic in october. Its a 4 lane road with several tunnels for about 3km. The new road goes around the city of Melhus, instead for through the city where the old E6 went and caused extremly slow traffic in periods.

http://home.no.net/sveiodal/e6melhus/tkulvert.jpg
Construction of a tunnel under the E6.

http://home.no.net/sveiodal/e6melhus/bstoep1.jpg
Construction tunnels.

http://home.no.net/sveiodal/e6melhus/a35c2d6r.jpg
Clearing the new E6 area. Several houses and other buildings was also demolished.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Other/melhus13.jpg
Several bridges needed to be built over the road. All this roads was crossing directly on the old E6 which caused many problems especally when the traffic was heavy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Other/melhus12.jpg
The road under construction this summer, just south of Melhus.

The planns for the last 5km of road is not yeat decidet. But the information concerning this last pieces of road will fallow in this reply. The other two pieces of Nye E6 Trondheim - Berkåk will fallow in two other replies, which i will post later when i have some more information.

[GuyFromMoss]

I can give some information about a major road project south of Oslo.

E6 Oslo-Sweden

Before the end of 2009 the Norwegian Parliament have decided, that E6 from Oslo to the Swedish border, is going to be reconstructed to a modern four lane motorway facility. Most of the road will be constructed by adding two new lanes to the Existing two lane roads. But Also comletely new sections will be constructed.

Section Klemetsrud-Vinterbro

This road is one of the most important roads out of Oslo. It is also very close to Oslo. A reconstructed part of this section (From Klemetsrud to Assurtjern) opened September this year. I am sorry that I don't have any real pics for this project, but I have found some illustrations of the road project:

I/C Assurtjern
http://www.vegprosjekt.info/E_6_Vinterbro_-_Klemetsrud/Assurtjernkrysset_nytt1.jpg

I/C Taraldrud
http://www.vegprosjekt.info/E_6_Vinterbro_-_Klemetsrud/Taraldrudkrysset_nytt1.jpg

A map of the opened section
http://www.vegvesen.no/SVVbilde/E6_sor_OogA.jpg

The last part of the section Assurtjern-Vinterbro is going to be finished in 2009. This part will be a completely new road. Construction of this part will begin in 2006. 3,7 kms of the road will be a long tunnel.

Pictures:
http://obimg.no.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Avis=OB&Dato=20041001&Kategori=MENINGER&Lopenr=209568&Ref=AR&MaxW=580
http://www.multiconsult.no/www/images/web/Nyheter/Vinterbru.jpg

[Þróndeimr]

Hålogalandsbrua

This is the first results after the new superbridge system was made last year. This system makes it passible to built bridges up to 3 000m long. There has started several developments of such bridges in Norway, but this is the first project relized. Hålogalandsbrua just north of Narvik is a 3km long bridge which replaced a second planned bridge on 1 400m. This bridge is still under development, and it will take quite a few years before the bridge can start construction. But the idea is ready!

http://www.haalogalandsbrua.no/bildearkiv/bilde_4_18_magasin.jpg
As you can see the terrain is quite a challange for the bridge. Its far too steep on the other side of the fjord to a road. The proposal is to built the bridge directly into a tunnel.

http://www.haalogalandsbrua.no/bildearkiv/bilde_4_16_avis.jpg

http://www.haalogalandsbrua.no/bildearkiv/bilde_4_17_avis.jpg

http://www.haalogalandsbrua.no/bildearkiv/bilde_4_19_avis.jpg
Architects redering of the bridge.

http://www.haalogalandsbrua.no/bildearkiv/bilde_1_7_avis.jpg
On this map you can see the E6 today, and with the planning bridge. The bridge will make the road around the fjord 55km shorter.

[Gatis]

The other developments are nice... but that bridge is something special. Wouldn't it be among the highest constructions in Norway

[NorthStar77]

Juhu, nice thread! :banana: :cheers:

I hope I am allowed to participate by writing something about other road projects, if I manage to dig up enough interesting information. I can see if I find something about the planned 4 lane motorway from Kristiansand to Grimstad, for example.

Btw, the part of the motorway from Oslo to the Swedish border that finished recently, became cheaper than budget!

[Þróndeimr]

The other developments are nice... but that bridge is something special. Wouldn't it be among the highest constructions in Norway

Yeah, it would be very tall, far over 300m i belive. But we have the platforms here...;) And they are far taller, with Troll A on 472m, and several over 400m.

[Þróndeimr]

Juhu, nice thread! :banana: :cheers:

I hope I am allowed to participate by writing something about other road projects, if I manage to dig up enough interesting information. I can see if I find something about the planned 4 lane motorway from Kristiansand to Grimstad, for example.

Btw, the part of the motorway from Oslo to the Swedish border that finished recently, became cheaper than budget!

Everyone is of course allowed to post projects here(included you...;))

[Þróndeimr]

Trondheimsfjord Tunnel

There has been planns of a tunnel below Trondheimsfjorden between Trondheim and Fosen for over 10 years now. But the deapth is to large, so a tunnel is almost impassible. The fjord is 500m deep, and very steep. So we still got ferries over the fjord, and is now one of the five largest ferry transition in Norway. But after the idea of floating tunnel was realized there is again opportunities for a tunnel.

There is about 6 alternatives. Three between Trondheim and Leksvik (local authority), which we have one between Flakk and Rørvik, where the ferry transition is today. The tunnels will become from 30km long to 8km long. But after they built Skarnsundsbrua (1010m bridge) between Mosvik and Inderøy there is not as large need for a tunnel between Leksvik and Trondheim. Perhaps Rissa - Lensvika or Brekstad - Agdenes is a better opportunity.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Norwegian%20Images/Map2kopi.jpg
Map shows the 6 alternatives.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Norwegian%20Images/TransatlanticTunnel.jpg
This is the Transatlantic tunnel. A floating tunnel between London and New York which you have probably heard about. The tunnel which are been planned here are quite the same, but content a road, not train.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Norwegian%20Images/TransatlanticTunnel1.jpg
Another image of the Transatlantic Tunnel.

[Gatis]

Sounds almost as another world... placing tunnel over the bottom of a fiord. Would be cool if they have windows although may be it is dark down there anyway.
Btw. some weeks ago was reading story by A.Allan Poe about Malstroem. Funny.

[Þróndeimr]

Sounds almost as another world... placing tunnel over the bottom of a fiord. Would be cool if they have windows although may be it is dark down there anyway.


Oh, i forgot to write it! The tunnel will not stay on the botton of the fjord., Its to deep and too steep to manage that. The tunnel will be around 100-200m deep i guess, but not deeper than that.

It was supose to be windows on the Transatlantic tunnel. I have no odea why they do that when the trains is supose to have a speed of 8 047kph...:eek: Nobody would have a change to looks outside. The windows must then be long as a skyscraper! So it would be far better idea to have windows at this Trondheimfjord tunnel.

[Swede]

All these new roads are good n'all, but what about the rail links? The tracks going east from Oslo need upgrading, I've been led to understand. Apparently the trains go way slower on the norwegian side of the border. Not that the Oslo-Stockholm trains will keep running anyway. Stupid NSB/SJ concept of making all the seats buissness class. Idiots. Now far too few passengers to make a profit even with subsidies.

[NorthStar77]

That's true, the rail link is worse on the norwegian side of Stockholm-Oslo. That comes from years of neglecting investments in rail, and because all money is now poured into the new double railtrack out of Oslo in western direction. Sweden has, and is investing a much higher share of their infrastruckture-funds on rail than us, unfortunately.

This lack of willingness to upgrade the track to Sweden has led to the traincompany Linx, that drive between Oslo and Stockholm to cancel most of their routes from next year. There will only go trains in weekends and summer:(

[wolkenkrabber]

whikked highways projects..i wish sweden focued more on highways too even tough cars are more pollutenating then trains... that tunnel over trondheim fjord seems kinda dangersou,, what if the tide / of streams will make the tunnel covvle, i mean it is floating but held down by ropes so the tide could make it go in the side a train derails or the tunnel cracks, plus if a line that hold the tunnel down brakes...

[Þróndeimr]

whikked highways projects..i wish sweden focued more on highways too even tough cars are more pollutenating then trains... that tunnel over trondheim fjord seems kinda dangersou,, what if the tide / of streams will make the tunnel covvle, i mean it is floating but held down by ropes so the tide could make it go in the side a train derails or the tunnel cracks, plus if a line that hold the tunnel down brakes...

The streams is a danger, yes. But i think the tunnel can handle that, Trondheimsfjorden is at its widest between Trondheim and Leksvik, so here its not a problem. But further out is more dangerous.

Perhaps the ice is more dangerous to the tunnel than the streams, at least between Leksvik and Trondheim. The inner part of the fjord freezes to ice during winters, but the ice is not deeper than 2-4m. But in the spring they sometimes floates out of the fjord by the stream. This ice shields can be up to 200-300m long, and if they capsize it could make a danger to the tunnel.

But today i guess the money is the biggest danger to the project. The cost to built such a floating tunnel in Norway will probably cost far more than the Bjørvika tunnel in Oslo.

And i don't think Oslo people would prefere building such a tunnel far from nowhere, when they could make the roads far better in Oslo for that price.

[NorthStar77]

And i don't think Oslo people would prefere building such a tunnel far from nowhere, when they could make the roads far better in Oslo for that price.

But this will be a tunnel near our 3'rd biggest city, that's not far away from nowhere...;)

[Þróndeimr]

But this will be a tunnel near our 3'rd biggest city, that's not far away from nowhere...;)

Yes, and the ppl from Trondheim would become super-delighted for this tunnel. Then they can drive to the countryside far faster than before. But then we are only about 20 000 living on Fosen, and thats few for the tunnel price.

[Þróndeimr]

Austevollsbrua

The construction of Austevollsbrua between Huftarøy and Hundvåkøy in Hordaland, Southwestern Norway will start in february 2005. The project is apart a 3.8km long road which is been constructed. This road will conten a few more bridges as well. The cost of the bridge is supose to be around 430 million kroner (NOK). 190 million will be payed through a bar station, while the rest will be payed by local facilities and governmental facilities. The bridge is plann to be completed by 2008.

(No images yeat)

[Þróndeimr]

Lofast

This is the new main road which is currently been constructed in Lofoten, Northern Norway. The project with a cost of 1 billion Kroner (NOK) was started in 2003, and is expected to be completed by 2007. The 2 lane road counting 14.5km will also content several tunnels and bridges.

Tunnels:
Sørdaltunnelen, 6370
Raftsundtunnelen, 1530 m
Ingelsfjordtunnelen, 1240 m
Storåtunnelen, 210m

Bridges
Vesterstraumen bru, 300 m
Austerstraumen bru, 250 m

http://www.vegprosjekt.info/lofast/20031023011.jpg

http://www.vegprosjekt.info/lofast/20031023061.jpg

http://www.vegprosjekt.info/lofast/20031023201.jpg

http://www.vegprosjekt.info/lofast/20031023491.jpg

http://www.vegprosjekt.info/lofast/20031023121.jpg

[Þróndeimr]

Three bridge proposals for E18, Glomma.
Fossum - Norway

Thrre bridges has been proposed as the new Fossum bridge. The bridge will start construction in 2006 and is to be completed by 2008. Here are the three proposals. The span over the river is 270m.

http://www.smaalenene.no/multimedia/archive/00488/T_RN_MED_SKR_KABLER_488469g.jpg
1) A suspension bridge, one tower with a height of 76m.

http://www.smaalenene.no/multimedia/archive/00488/BRUA_MED_TRE_A_ER___488470g.jpg
2) The second bridge with three 20 tall AAA's.

http://www.smaalenene.no/multimedia/archive/00488/TO_SPYD-MODELLEN____488471g.jpg
3) A second suspension bridge with two towers counting 50m.

[GuyFromMoss]

The next part that will be opened on the E6 Oslo - Svinesund road construction project is the huge new Svinesund Bridge.

The old brigde is from 1946.
http://www.sfm.no/Arkiv-2004/Fot-Sep-04/Svinesund-2.gif
As you can see the bridge is very narrow. There is also very much trafic over the bridge, and the result is long queues, especially during summer.

Luckily, the Norwegian and the Swedish government have decided that a new bridge will be built. And the opening is set to June 10th 2005. The new brigde will be a four-lane high-speed motorway brigde.

Here is some pictures
http://www.vv.se/filer/16609/genomskarning_final_2B.jpg
http://cache.aftenposten.no/multimedia/archive/00118/1205bro_118086a.gif
http://www.svinesund.no/bilder/bru/svinesundsbrua30juli2004.jpg
The first three pictures are computer models, but the last one is a real picture taken on July 30th 2004.
http://www.haldenhavn.no/~havnadm/cam1/snap.jpg
This is a webcam showing the progress of the construction.

[Þróndeimr]

E6 Røra

New E6 cross with RV. 755. The construction started in June 2004 and is expected to be completed to the autumn 2006. RV. 755 is the road that leads to Straumen over Skarnsundbrua and to Leksvik.

http://www.bygg.no/Proff/Media/431_1.jpg

[Bond James Bond]

Wow, that bridge over the fjord that goes into the tunnel is sooooooo cool!!

This here looks like a good spot for a new city. ;)
http://www.vegprosjekt.info/lofast/20031023201.jpg