The Public Road Administration of Norway's portfolio of major development projects - estimated cost approximately EUR8.71 billion (NOK 100 billion) are as follows 29 projects: click here for the list and here for the details.
The priority projects are already underway, compared to the 2023 priorities, six of the seven major projects have been started or have binding commitments for funding. Tunnel and landslide protection has the highest priority.
The Road Administration of Norway is giving the highest priority to three major projects in the counties of Vestland, Finnmark and Rogaland:
E16 Hylland–Slæn in Vestland county which is part of E16 Oslo-Bergen, a section of the Trans-European Road Network (TERN). The E16 is a central east-west link in the national road network. The project area is located in the westernmost part of Aurland municipality and extends to Voss municipality. In the Aurland section there is a high risk of landslides and in the Voss section there are two old tunnels in poor condition and that do not meet current safety regulations. A new 6.3 km long tunnel will be built between Aurland and Voss to replace the two older tunnels in Stalheimskleivi and the road will be shortened by approximately 2 km.
Rv 94 Saragammen-Rypefjord in Finnmark county including the construction of a new tunnel and a new road that will make access to the city of Hammerfest, its hospital and airport as well as Melkoya safer and more accessible.
E39 Smiene-Harestad in Rogaland county including a four-lane road with barriers and three level crossings that will improve traffic flow in Stavanger. Currently, the E39 road from the Eiganes tunnel in the south in Stavanger municipality to the Rogfast tunnel in the north in Randaberg municipality is a two-lane road with a high accident rate, low standards and low speed.
The 11 major projects will be the priority projects in the first six years of the national transport plan 2025-2037 and projects 11 to 29 are ranked according to their net benefit.
The possibility of realising these priority projects over the 12 years will depend on the annual budget framework. All planning processes and quality assurance procedures have been completed for these projects. The Norwegian Road Administration gives priority to projects for which it is confident it has found the best economic and technical solutions.
The Norwegian Road Administration is working on many smaller projects. The implementation plan for the years 2025-2030 includes 400 projects across the country. These include small improvements for projects up to EUR 87.17 million (NOK 1 billion).
These projects will eliminate bottlenecks, create new lanes and stops for public transport with a universal design, and secure sections of road at risk of landslides.
The investment interventions that will be launched between 2025 and 2030 concern 205 km of new road. For further information, visit https://www.vegvesen.no/. 21/25.
