Tendering Authority - Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen)
Procedure Type - Contract award (works contract)
Scope of Works
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has awarded a works contract for traffic safety upgrades on a 2.3 km section of National Road Rv 7 in the Måbødalen (Måbo Valley), located in Eidfjord municipality, Vestland County. The works form part of broader safety and modernisation measures associated with the E16 corridor and steep-gradient road sections leading westwards towards the Hardangervidda plateau.
The upgraded road section includes tunnels with longitudinal gradients of approximately 8%, requiring enhanced monitoring, control, and emergency systems for heavy vehicles.
Tunnel Details
The contract covers safety upgrades in the following single-tube, single-carriageway road tunnels, all with T8.5 cross-sectional profile:
- Kvernhushaug Tunnel
- Opened: 1983
- Length: 542 m
- Måbø Tunnel
- Opened: 1986
- Length: 1,893 m
- Storegjel Tunnel
- Opened: 1980
- Length: 842 m
- Dalberg Tunnel
- Opened: 1967
- Length: 335 m
In addition, the contract includes the installation of emergency lighting systems in the following tunnels on the E16:
- Hhetta Tunnel
- Boge Tunnel
- Trengereid Tunnel
- Romslo Tunnel
Technical Works Included
The scope of the contract includes the supply, installation, and integration of traffic safety and tunnel systems, including:
- Thermal sensors for detecting excessive heat in braking systems and engines of heavy vehicles, with automatic vehicle diversion to cooling lay-bys
- Closure points, barriers, and red flashing warning lights
- Traffic signage and signposts
- Trenching works and ducting for cable pulling
- Emergency stations and emergency control cabinets
- Escape lighting and emergency equipment dispensers
- Automation and control systems
- Barrier-mounted CCTV systems
- Traffic counting systems
- Road and tunnel lighting systems
Contractor
Kraftmontasje AS, Vestnes (Norway)
Contract Value
EUR 4.32 million - (approximately NOK 49.5 million)
Contact and Reference Links
This notice is published for information purposes for the international tunnelling and infrastructure market.07/26.
