Tag: transport

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...

Police poised to crack down on Uber

Norwegian police claim that the Uber "personal transport" service, which uses an app to connect drivers with passengers needing rides, amounts to a pirate...

Union protest set to halt all trains

Train passengers and cargo customers in Norway were being warned that the country's entire railroad system would grind to a halt on Monday. Train...

Commuters heeded congestion warnings

State highway and city authorities had been warning for months of massive traffic congestion in Oslo this week, as work began on improvements to...

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...

Landslide cut off Finnmark traffic

State highway officials were scrambling on Monday to try to reopen a portion of the main E6 highway in Northern Norway that connects the...

Train service improves, station declines

State railway NSB could boast new figures this week showing a marked improvement in its on-time record and passenger satisfaction. The main station serving NSB...

Fjord Line logs big losses on new ferry route

Fjord Line, which runs international ferry service from southern Norway, has run into rough seas on its new short route between Sandefjord and Strömstad in Sweden....

EU OKs electric vehicle incentives

Just a day after Norway's 50,000th electric vehicle (EV) hit the streets, Norwegian officials won assurance that their economic incentives that make the cars so popular also...

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...
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