Tag: traffic

Bus passengers face fines for not buckling up

Traffic authorities from state highway department Statens vegvesen have launched random controls of bus passengers, and are now fining those who haven't bucked their...

Segways flop in Norway

Political hype and approval didn't assure the future in Norway of the self-balancing battery-powered vehicles known as Segways. Two years after Norway's then-new conservative coalition...

Mountain highway reopened Saturday

UPDATED: Geologists gave Norway's state highway department a green light to start clearing the E16 highway between Voss and Gudvangen on Thursday, and it reopened on...

Police nab foreign drunk drivers

Motorists from a total of 59 countries have been stopped and arrested so far this year for driving under the influence of alcohol or...

Heavy rain closes tunnels, clogs traffic

A sudden downpour led to traffic chaos in Drammen Monday afternoon, after the heavy rain set off flash flooding and forced closure of several...

New health demands placed on drivers

Norwegian officials are imposing new health requirements on those applying for or needing to renew drivers' licenses.  "There will be less room for arbitrary decisions...

E18 bridge to reopen at Holmestrand

State highway officials had some good news this week for motorists on the E18 highway running southwest from Oslo. Its new Skjeggestad Bridge near Holmestrand...

Huge landslide blocks mountain highway

UPDATED: A major rock- and landslide crashed down a mountainside near Voss Wednesday morning, blocking the main E16 highway between Oslo and Bergen. It's likely...

Oslo commuters face even higher tolls

After years of quarreling over how to relieve congestion on the E18 highway into Oslo, how to finance it and even whether the road's capacity...

Surprise snowfall tangled traffic

Winter returned with a vengeance to wide areas of southern Norway this week, with as many as 30 centimeters of snow falling in some...
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