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Highway repairs re-connect Troms and Finnmark

The vital E6 highway in Northern Norway, the only road that connects the counties of Troms and Finnmark, reopened at Sørkjosen on Tuesday after a...

Roadbuilding rolls in a new direction

Government leaders think they've finally found a way to remove the roadblocks that have stymied roadbuilding in Norway for decades. They're setting up a...

Most drunk drivers are young men

Norway is known for its strict laws against drunk driving, but they don't keep all intoxicated motorists off the roads. New statistics show a huge increase in...

Bridge blown up, to be built anew

SEE THE VIDEO: State highway authorities had their cameras out over the weekend when they blew up a bridge on the E18 highway that...

Highway department admits to lack of bridge expertise

Norway's state highway department, Statens Vegvesen, has admitted in an internal memo that its in-house competence regarding bridges and geology is critically weak. On...

Collapsed bridge must be replaced

An expert group of geologists and bridge specialists has concluded that the southbound portion of a bridge that collapsed along the busy E18 highway near...

Bridge collapse under investigation

Investigators continued to probe the cause of a bridge collapse in Vestfold near Holmestrand on Monday. Repairs or replacement of the sagging bridge structure...

Bridge collapses on E18 highway

One of the many bridges that make up the four-lane E18 highway through Vestfold collapsed on Monday afternoon. The collapse left around 45 motorists...

Speed cameras have saved lives

A new study shows that the number of fatal and serious car accidents has been cut in half on Norwegian roads where traffic cameras aimed...

Reindeer closed key mountain highway

Wild reindeer have once again forced the closure of one of the key transport arteries connecting eastern and western Norway. State Highway 7 (RV7) over...
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