Tag: transport

Metro traffic ground to a halt

Commuters in the Oslo area faced severe challenges getting to work, school and other appointments on Wednesday morning, after all operations of the metro...

Popular minister runs into trouble

One of the most popular and highly rated ministers in Norway's conservative government coalition has become embroiled in what he dismisses as a personnel...

Bergen restricts driving to ease air pollution

The New Year got off to a smoggy start in Norway's West Coast city of Bergen. It's best known for lots of rain and...

More petrol station changes loom

Norwegian drivers need to brace for major changes when they're out driving this year. The country's three largest petrol station chains are all set...

Airbnb, Uber come in from the cold

Finance Minister Siv Jensen and Norway's biggest employers' organization, NHO, are warming up to innovative new aspects of the "sharing economy" like lodging service Airbnb...

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...

Most mountain roads open for holiday traffic

Norway's state highway department (Statens vegvesen) reported Tuesday that nearly all the main roads over the mountains of southern Norway were open, making it easier...

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...

Critics blast new climate tax report

A so-called "green tax commission" has met a torrent of criticism after presenting a long list of proposals for new taxes and fees aimed...

Flooded highway cut off Stavanger

It was impossible to drive the main E39 highway between the cities of Kristiansand and Stavanger during much of the weekend, after the extreme...
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