The important train section in Vestfold must be given a boost. But the list of problems has become long.
NYKIRKE-BARKÅKER (Aftenposten): Bane Nor was to build a railway according to a newer model. Internally, it was skepticism towards the Italian contractor. The giant project worth NOK 6.6 billion has now been reported to the police.
The construction pit is 13.5 km long. It is bred between 30 and 100 meters. There are long stretches over Vestfold’s fields. Crossing of busy E18. A project with three tunnels, 500-600 workers in turns and unimaginable quantities of stone to be moved.
A new railway is on its way between Holmestrand and Tønsberg, more precisely between Nykirke and Barkåker. A few years ago, the journey Oslo-Tønsberg took one and a half hours. With double tracks, in 2025 it should be a little over a period of time. In addition, it will be possible to drive four together per hour.
The route has 8 million passengers a year.
The positive is that the project is on schedule. But since the start-up in January 2020, the list of problems has become long.
Aftenposten knows that it was internal skepticism in Bane Nor that the Italian contractor got the job. And for a model Bane Nor has introduced where the contractors themselves have a lot of responsibility for implementation and safety.
– It has gone better over time, stated Lars Andre Tangerås.
He is Bane Nor’s project director for all the projects on the Vestfold line and the Sørlands line.
Although the contractor SapiNor carries out the assignment, Bane Nor has the main responsibility.
Aftenposten has submitted the following list of problems to Tangerås and Bane Nor:
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