Open call for tenders, deadline 3rd May, 2006 for construction planning of the access roads (in tunnel and open air) to a suspension bridge across the Hardanger fjord. The Hardanger bridge will be connected directly through tunnels on both sides of the fjord. On the Vallavik side, the approach tunnel (800 m) will be connected to the existing Vallavik tunnel (7 km) with a roundabout. On the Bu side of the fjord, the approach tunnel will be split in two directions with a roundabout: a tunnel in direction Eidfjord and one tunnel in direction of Kinsarvik. The total length of tunnels in the project will be 2.4 km, single tubes. Norwegian profile T8.5 (roadway width of 8.5 m). Drilling and blasting will be the tunnelling method. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=046713-2006, OJ S 44, or contact Statens vegvesen Region west, Leikanger, fax +47 57655986 or 55168715. E-mail ovind.sovik@vegvesen.no. For further information, visit www.vegvesen.no/region_vest/prosjekter/hardangerbrua/index.stm 11/06.Opticonsult pocketed a NOK3.8 million contract for construction planning of the access roads (in tunnel and open air) to a suspension bridge across the Hardanger fjord. The Hardanger bridge will be connected directly through tunnels on both sides of the fjord. Click no/75 for more details. Visit www.opticonsult.no 11/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 6th July, 2007 for construction of access roads to the Hardanger bridge (contract TV-02). The works include mainly approx. 2.4 km of tunnel works on both sides of the fjord. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=115885-2007, OJ S 94, or contact Statens vegvesen Region west, Leikanger, fax +47 57655986. E-mail magne.mo@vegvesen.no 22/07.Open invitation to tender, deadline 5th November, 2008 for construction of access roads to the Hardanger bridge, including the 2,200 m Bu tunnel (contract TV-02, this is a re-bid) and the 700 m Vallavik tunnel (contract TV-03), both with roundabouts. The cross-section is about 60 square metres (Norwegian profile T8.5). Drilling and blasting will be used. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=176363-2008, OJ S 132, and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=177863-2008, OJ S 133, or contact Statens vegvesen Region west, Leikanger, fax +47 57655986. E-mail hardangerbridge.tender@vegvesen.no 30/08.AF Gruppen Norge AS has been awarded both the TV-02 contract for the 2.2 km-long Bu tunnel and the TV-03 contract for the 700 m-long Vallavik tunnel with approach roads and roundabouts, all part of the Hardanger bridge project. More from Statens Vegvesen at Leikanger, tel +47 8154 4010, e-mail hardangerbridge.tender@vegvesen.no. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=048102-2009 http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=048103-2009 08/09.