Agreement on light rail over Bryggen in Bergen – VG

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The signing of the agreement took place just before 4.30 pm, according to Bergensavisen and Bergens Tidende.

There was a majority for the light rail over Bryggen after two representatives from Sp and one from Rødt broke with their parties in the case.

Battery operation over Bryggen

The agreement states, among other things, that no overhead lines will be built on Bryggen. This will mean that they will run on battery on this stretch.

In addition, a good, cohesive bicycle offer along Bryggen will be ensured.

The agreement was signed by Roger Valhammer (Labor Party), Thor Haakon Bakke (MDG), Håkon Pettersen (KrF), Erlend Horn (V), Mikkel Grüner (SV), Steinulf Tungesvik (Sp), Stig Torgersen (Sp) and Odd Arild Viste (R), writes Bergens Tidende.

The agreement ensures that the light rail to Åsane is built, says city councilor Roger Valhammer.

– It creates security for investments in Bergen of up to NOK 20 billion, which was being shunned. The agreement means that there is now a majority in the city council who are in favor of the day solution for the light rail and who want a Labor-led city council, he writes in a comment to NTB.

– All our requirements are met

– All our requirements are actually met, and met in a good way, says Steinulf Tungesvik to Bergensavisen.

Extension of the track to Åsane has been a much-discussed topic, and it led to the city council recently resigning after losing the vote in the city council. The City Council received 33 votes for the Bryggen alternative, while the Conservatives received 34 votes for their proposal to further study a tunnel alternative.

According to Bergens Tidende, the city council must now formally make a new decision to repeal the previous one, which can happen no earlier than 15 December.

Roger Valhammer informs NTB that he will constitute a new city council early next week.

The first section opened in 2010

The light rail was approved for construction in 2000, and work began in January 2008. The section from the city center to Nesttun was opened in 2010, and between 2013 and 2017, sections opened all the way to Bergen Airport, Flesland. The track to Fyllingsdalen will be opened in November next year.

The plans for the light rail to Åsane have been discussed for around ten years. According to the Planning and Building Authority, a line over Bryggen can be ready in 2031. The trade union’s tunnel solution had an estimated completion in 2034.

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