Tag: traffic

Snow halted traffic in southern Norway

An unseasonably late and heavy snowfall created a traffic nightmare along Norway's southern coast Monday morning. It continued to snow heavily along the coast of...

Bad weather delayed holiday traffic

Strong winds, heavy rain and blizzards at high elevations forced road closures or convoy driving just as thousands of Norwegians were heading home after the...

City slightly eases parking ban

Sheepish Oslo city officials now say they won't ban parking on city streets featuring key bike lanes unless predicted snowfall amounts to at least five...

Snowfall sparked joy, frustration

Skiers were quick to take advantage of the snow that finally started to pile up in Oslo and elsewhere around Norway during the weekend. The...

Severe storm hammered western Norway

Police in Bergen and Stavanger were warning residents against going outdoors on Wednesday, after extremely strong winds ripped the roofs off garages and several...

Road and weather warnings up again

UPDATED: A major storm in Northern Norway forced the closure of 25 roads on Friday, while another round of dramatically shifting temperatures accompanied by...

Police crack down on cyclists

Police in Oslo have been setting up early morning controls on some of the main bicycle routes into the city, cracking down on cycling...

State campaigns ‘a waste of money’

Every year the state spends millions of kroner on public information campaigns, on topics as diverse as urging Norwegians to eat more vegetables to...

Minister tackles traffic in Oslo

Transport Minister Kjetil Solvik-Olsen wants to keep traffic flowing in Oslo, also after the summer holidays end and commuters return. He's gearing to offer more...

E18 highway bridge to reopen Friday

Two lanes of a bridge that's part of the heavily trafficked four-lane E18 highway south of Oslo are set to reopen on Friday, the Transport...

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