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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...

Police arrest drunk bus driver

The driver of a long-distance bus for the Lavprisekspressen (Low Price Express) line was arrested and charged with driving under the influence on Wednesday...

Metro struggles with blaring horns

The relatively new trains serving Oslo's metro system known as the "T-bane" have been well-received for their comfort and reliability, but a nagging problem has cropped...

Number of flying commuters soars

More Norwegians are flying back to forth to their jobs than ever before. Low fares and high income are behind a steep rise in commuting on airlines instead of...

Foreign trucks face winter ban

Drivers of foreign-registered trucks may soon be banned from using highways over the mountains during the winter months in Norway. Authorities have lost patience with poorly...

Oslo pushes cars off the streets

The City of Oslo has tried to discourage motorists from driving into the city for years, by setting up toll barriers and, most recently,...

Oslo moves to block Uber transport service

The City of Oslo, as expected, has decided to file charges against the new Uber "personal transport" service, telling website E24.no that Uber lacks legal permission to...

Foreign truck drivers face new restrictions

Norwegian officials have lost patience with foreign truck drivers who lack experience driving on the country's often slick, wintry roads. Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen...

Bridges urged over the Oslo Fjord

Norway's state highway department is recommending that politicians opt for a new bridge over the Oslo Fjord instead of building a new tunnel under...

Uber arrives to take on taxi firms

The controversial "personal transport" company Uber was accelerating its way into the Norwegian market this week, opening its first "private chauffeur" service in Oslo on...
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