Norwegian authorities are considering the installation of a temporary bridge to replace the Randklev railway bridge that was washed away by Storm Hans earlier this month.
On 14 August, Storm Hans caused the middle section of the 172.5m long Randklev Bridge on the Dovre line, which connects Oslo to Trondheim, to…
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Norwegian steel truss rail bridge collapses as Storm Hans wreaks havoc for nation
A 65 year old steel truss railway bridge in southeastern Norway has collapsed after heavy rain and flooding in the region due to a powerful storm.
Storm Hans caused the middle section of the 172.5m long Randklev Bridge on the Dovre line, which connects Oslo to Trondheim, to collapse into the…
Norwegian dam breached after heavy flooding, beating police plan to blow floodgates
A dam in Norway has been breached after days of heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding and landslides in the nation’s south eastern region.
Flooding on the Glåma river caused the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant to be put out of operation after it was submerged and huge volumes of water poured over the…
Alkaline water leak leading to smoking cable adds to troubles for Nordic countries’ longest rail tunnel
Norway’s rail operator Bane Nor has been forced to close the high profile Blixtunnel on the country’s recently opened highspeed Follo railway following an incident caused by leaking alkaline water.
The leakage was discovered as causing the corrosion of a power cable, which started to smoke before becoming detached and being…
Arup to design 2km-long suspension bridge in Norway
Arup, Aas-Jakobsen and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) have entered an agreement to deliver detailed designs for a new suspension bridge across Norway’s Julsendet crossing.
The new bridge will be 2,010m long with a main span of 1,625m, which makes it 1m longer than Scandinavia’s current record holder, the Storebælt…
Decision on £1.3bn power link between UK and Norway delayed
Progress on the planned £1.3bn NorthConnect interconnector has been delayed as Norwegian authorities said they have not had enough time to consider the proposal.
Plans to build a 335km long interconnector between Norway and Scotland have been suspended after the Norwegian energy ministry said it lacks “sufficient information” to rule whether…
Contractors given local SME directory for UK to Norway interconnector
The developer behind the UK to Norway interconnector project has assembled a local SME directory to help its tier one contractors develop a local supply chain.
NorthConnect project manager Fiona Milligan told New Civil Engineer that the project was promoting a local supply chain to keep component and services costs down,…
665km North Sea interconnector set for approval
A project to construct an interconnector between Scotland and Norway is expected to be formally approved this week.
The 665 km interconnector named NorthConnect will have a 1400MW capacity and will run from Simadalen in Norway, across the North Sea to Long Haven Bay, just south of Peterhead in Scotland. Aberdeen Council is…
Norway’s second longest suspension bridge opens
A 1,533m suspension bridge has been completed in Norway.
The country’s second-longest suspension bridge, the Hålogaland bridge opened to traffic in northern Norway, improving road safety by moving traffic away from routes prone to landslide. Cowi, the engineering firm behind the impressive bridge, has also worked on major infrastructure projects in the UK…