Tag: roads
State sympathetic to road toll fury
New Transport Minister Jon Georg Dale summoned all local mayors in the Stavanger area to an emergency meeting on Monday, to address an uproar...
Road toll uproar rolled into Oslo
UPDATED: Hundreds of motorists in the Oslo area drove very slowly on the main E18 highway into the Norwegian capital Thursday evening, part of...
Road toll tensions high in Stavanger
Tensions are so high over much higher road tolls in the Stavanger area that local authorities feel compelled to call in police, to provide...
Road toll revolt rolls over Rogaland
"Folks aren't only angry, they're really, really furious," one of the many Rogaland County residents who live in and around Stavanger fumed this week. He...
Tunnel visions from around the country
PHOTO FEATURE: Norway is famous for its creative and extensive use of tunnels to get over, under and around impediments like mountains and fjords....
No relief soon for ‘Norway’s worst road’
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) has been asking its audience to send in candidates for "Norway's worst road." The decision was announced during the weekend, but...
Speed traps halted hundreds
Norwegian police warned they'd be setting up speed controls all over the country this week, but not everyone got the message. A total of...
Potholes threaten marching bands
Norway's long and cold winter this year has left streets all over the country full of potholes and asphalt that's buckled up. The situation...
Avalanche danger isolates Arctic communities
Norway's North Cape and the fishing village of Berlevåg were among communities left isolated this week by either avalanches or the danger of them....
Avalanche warnings posted nationwide
Huge amounts of snow in the mountains and suddenly shifting temperatures have prompted state officials to post avalanche warnings all over the country. With...
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