In recent days, the extreme weather “Hans” has ravaged several places in the country. Large amounts of rainfall have created dangerous situations with landslides and floods, where, among other things, residents in areas in Viken and Innlandet have had to be evacuated during the last 24 hours.
During a briefing meeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Justice and Emergency Emilie Enger Mehl on Wednesday evening, NVE stated that they fear the risk of flooding in these lakes most in the future: Randsfjorden, Sperillen, Tyrifjorden, Krøderen and Øyeren.
The extreme weather “Hans” has led to flooding and closed roads in large parts of the country. A red warning has been issued for parts of southern Norway for rain, floods and landslides. Video: Dagbladet TV, NTB, Rune Stenslette, Thomas Mørch. view more
Closes E134
E134 closes during the evening, and in addition fv. 2708 Drammensveien in Mjøndalen, the Swedish Road Administration reports in a press release.
– The water from the Drammen river is creeping upwards and is the reason why we now have to close the E134 between Hokksund and Mjøndalen in the first instance, says Lasse Berge in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
– It is likely that we will also close all the way to Drammen within the next 24 hours. The road will be closed tonight, but the detour is good, he emphasizes.
– Biggest ever
There will be a detour via fv. 283. The detour is signposted.
Fv. 2708 Drammensveien in Mjøndalen, under the railway at Shell, also closes during the evening.
DRAMMENSVASSDRAGET: There was a lot of water in the Drammensvassdraget on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Bjørn Langsem / Dagbladet Show more
Closed roads and train lines
The extreme weather has created chaos on Norwegian roads and public transport in the south. All main roads between Oslo and Trondheim are closed, write State Highways Authority.
These roads are closed in the interior on Wednesday evening:
E6 is closed between Dovre and Oppdal County road 51 between Vågå, Øystre Slidre and Vang is closed County road 55 between Lom and Luster is closed County road 258 between Skjåk and Stryn is closed County road 2204 between Ringebu and Stor-Elvdal is closed County road 2442 between Værskei and Lenningen is closed
This road is closed in Viken on Wednesday evening:
E134 is closed between Hokksund and Mjøndalen county road 2708 Drammensveien in Mjøndalen is closed County road 50 is closed between Hol and Aurland
Taking action: Fear of evacuation hotels
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration otherwise recommends checking traffic reports and following weather forecasts before driving, see also varsom.no.
You can find traffic information for mountain passes and roads exposed to the weather her.
The following train lines are closed on Wednesday evening:
Bergensbanen: Closed between Hønefoss and Finse. Press officer Olav Nordli in Bane NOR said Bergens Tidende earlier Wednesday that the Bergen Railway will be closed on Wednesday, Thursday and probably even longer. A new assessment is expected on Thursday at 10 a.m. Raumabanen: Closed between Dombås and Åndalsnes. New update on Thursday at 10.Dovrebanen: Closed between Lillehammer and Støren, as well as between Eidsvoll and Lillehammer. A new update is expected on Thursday at 10 a.m. and at midnight. Røros Line: Closed between Hamar and Røros, as well as between Hamar and Støren. A new update is expected at 23.Gardermobanen: Closed between Lillestrøm and Eidsvoll due to flooding. New update on Thursday at 09.Kongsvingerbanen: Closed between Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger. New update on Thursday at 09:00 Main line: Closed between Lillestrøm and Dal (Eidsvoll) due to partial flooding. New update Thursday at 10am.
All the traffic reports for Bane Nor are available her.
Drop the cabin
On Wednesday, the Road Traffic Center recommended people to drop the cabin trip at the weekend.
– They should put that plan on hold. It is not the time to travel to the cabin in the mountains. If they are going to travel at all, they must seek information about the places they are going, says Cato Løkken, department director for operations and maintenance, to Aftenposten.
Nor is the train a good alternative method of transport to get to the cabin. The Hovedbanen, Dovrebanen and Bergensbanen are all closed on various sections.
– We have to get control of how much water there is under the rails. We have to be sure that the ground is firm before we can let trains over. Safety comes before everything, says Bane Nor’s acting CEO, Henning Bråtebæk.
2023-08-09 21:44:18
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