The Public Roads Administration has contracted Veidekke Entreprenør AS to secure the most exposed stretch of the FV 572, between Bruravik and Ulvik in Hardanger, against avalanches and landslides. The contract is worth NOK 136 million excluding VAT.
The project involves planning and constructing 710 metres of new road in the open and a 709 metre tunnel, including electrical systems and safety equipment in the tunnel. This will protect motorists from avalanches and minimise the time the road is closed because of avalanches. The 1.5 km stretch includes Eddegjelet and Torgilsberget, which are the two worst avalanche points on the county road between Bruravik and Ulvik.
Work has already started and the new road will be ready for use in October 2013.
For more information please contact:
Site manager Helge Nilsen of Veidekke Entreprenør, tel. +47 97 09 38 05, helge.nilsen@veidekke.no
Project manager Øistein Brandt of Veidekke Entreprenør, tel. +47 90 69 07 49, oystein.brandt@veidekke.no
Communications Manager Helge Dieset of Veidekke ASA, tel. +47 90 55 33 22, helge.dieset@veidekke.no
Clerk of works Bjørn Giljarhus of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, tel. +47 41 64 70 03, bjorn.giljarhus@vegvesen.no
Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest contractors with 6,100 employees and a turnover of NOK 18 billion (2011). Activities include building and construction projects, residential developments, asphalt plants, gravel and aggregates, and road maintenance. Our values are professional, honest, enthusiastic and pioneering. Our goals for health, safety and the environment, HSE, have equal status with our financial goals. Veidekke is characterized by a decentralized organizational model with a strong corporate culture and a high degree of employee involvement. Over half the employees are co-owners, holding slightly more than 20% of Veidekke's shares between them. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has never declared a loss since it was founded in 1936.
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