Award to Aas-Jakobsen AS for NOK4.9 million of the detailed planning for road 150 Store Ringvei between Ulvensplitten to Sinsenkrysset, parts of road 163 í˜stre Aker vei as well as a local road in the Sinsen-í˜kern area. Includes a double-tube tunnel, with lengths of 940 and 700 m. Variable cross section, 74.41 sq m on the three-lane portion, 53.53 sq m on the two-lane portion and 37.23 sq m within the single-lane ramps. Hard rock sections to be bored using the drill/blast method in sedimentary rocks, mainly clay stone and shales. Support with rockbolts, shotcrete and possibly some cast in place concrete lining. Soft soil sections in cut-and-cover will mainly consists of soft to medium strength clay with some areas with quick clays. Bids for construction at spring 2004. Work start planned for May, 2005 with end in May, 2007. Tunnelling estimated at NOK540 million in 1999. Financing by the Norwegian state (45%) and toll revenues (55%). Visit www.aas-jakobsen.no 07/02.Norconsult has been awarded a NOK18 million contract for development plan, tender documents, work drawings as well as assistance in the construction period for road 150 Store Ringvei between Ulvensplitten to Sinsenkrysset, parts of road 163 í˜stre Aker vei as well as a local road in the Sinsen-í˜kern area. The third ring road includes a double-tube tunnel, lengths of 940 and 700 m. Visit www.norconsult.no 25/03.Open call for tenders, deadline 1st December, 2005 for construction of the third ring road between Ulven and Sinsen in Oslo, including the Loren and Okern tunnels. The Loren tunnel is a combination of rock tunnel and concrete construction. The rock tunnel comprises of two separate tubes with three lanes, each 900 m long and 12.5 m wide, and two 7 m-wide 550 m-long tubes (ramps) with a single lane. Concrete tunnels, with total length of 210 m, connect each end of the main rock tunnel. Other concrete tunnels, 520 m in length, connect the ramps. The Okern tunnel is a concrete construction for two lanes, length 320 m. Pre-injection of the rock is anticipated at a large extent, with bolts to secure the rock. Expected date for contract award is February 2006, for work start soon after. Scheduled finish in mid 2012. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=182101-2005, OJ S 184, or contact Statens vegvesen, Oslo, fax +47 22885951. E-mail torfinn.svendsen@vegvesen.no 40/05.Veidekke is the low bidder for the third orbital road between Ulven and Sinsen in Oslo, including the Loren and í˜kern tunnels, with an offer of NOK40.8 million. The two other bids have been presented by Skanska (NOK43.5 million) and PA Entreprení¸r (NOK53.7 million). Click no/46 for more details. 04/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 23rd May, 2008 for construction of the 2,905 m-long 12.5 m-wide Lí¸ren tunnel on Oslo's third ring road between í˜kern and Sinsen as well as the portal at Sinsen and parts of the portal at í˜kern. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=65460-2008, OJ S 47, or contact Statens vegvesen Region east, Lillehammer, tel. +47 22885959 or 90947695. E-mail nilsro@vegvesen.no 11/08.Veidekke signed a NOK622 million contract for the construction of the Lí¸ren tunnel on Oslo's third ring road. The Lí¸ren tunnel will stretch from í˜kern to Sinsen and consists of a 2.9 km twin tunnel, of which 900 metres of rock tunnel as well as concrete portions at each end. Construction is expected to commence in September 2008 and to last for five years. When the Lí¸ren tunnel is completed in 2013, the existing stretch of the third ring road between í˜kern and Sinsen will be converted to a local road. Visit www.veidekke.no 34-35/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 09.02.2009, for construction of classified road 150 Ring 3 Ulven-Sinsen, E22 Okern including new concrete tunnel on Ostre Aker road and construction of concrete portal for Okern end of Loren tunnel. Proposed start 25.05.2009 for completion 27.01.2014. Contact Torfinn Svendsen, tel +47 2288 5952, e-mail torfinn.svendsen@vegvesen.no Tender docs will be available at https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/ulven-sinsen/E22?public or http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=291141-2008 46/08.Oslo-based contractor Veidekke Entreprenor AS has been awarded the EUR25 million contract for alterations to the Okern underground station together with revision and upgrading of adjacent main roads, two roundabouts, local roads and footpaths. Details from rolf.jacobsen@vegvesen.no, tel +47 2288 5967 or visit www.veidekke.no/norge/in. For the construction history of Oslo Ring 3 tunnels visit tunnelbuilder archive, no/46. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=2130-2009 02/09.