The Swedish Road Administration has closed national highway 13 on Sunday between the Okslatunnel and the Stanatunnel along the Sørfjord in the heart of Hardanger. Nine cars that were in the two tunnels have been told to turn around. According to the police, it has not been reported that any cars have been taken from the landslide. Both earth and stone are said to have come down from the mountainside at 12 o’clock on Sunday. – The largest stone is around a cubic meter, and blocks one lane. In addition, a good number of masses have come down, says Christer Eide at the Road Traffic Center. Svein Buer at the Hardanger police station tells Hardanger Folkeblad that one of the motorists had an angelic guard. Earth and rock came crashing down. Photo: The police – It was a matter of seconds, says Buer to the newspaper. The motorist who reported the crash saw the crash coming. – We are reasonably confident that cars have not been taken. The motorist was on his way out of the tunnel when the landslide occurred, says operations manager Tom Johannesen in the West police district. – Just luck Also Jan Erik Viknes, who was standing on the other side of the fjord and had the crash filmed, saw that the cars were 10-20 seconds away from being caught. He was visiting a friend when they heard a crash. – It is just luck that no lives have been lost this summer, he says. Roosting twice in July It has roosted several times in the same place this summer. The railing was damaged after the collapse. Photo: The police In July it was dramatic when 1,000 cubic meters of rock came crashing down on the road. The summer is heavily trafficked in the summer due to tourists. – It is just pig’s luck that no lives were lost, said the boss to an employee who worked near the collapse. The following week, another landslide occurred, but it was discovered by the Swedish Road Administration’s listening posts, which closed the road before the landslide occurred. There has also been controlled blasting of loose rock on the mountainside at the end of July. Sunday’s landslide is smaller, but the road is blocked by masses. The largest rock will block one lane, according to Christer Eide, traffic operator at the Norwegian Road Administration. – But it is a bit uncertain. There is a lot in the way, but also some that have crossed the road, says Anve Abelsen, supervisor at the fire service in Ullensvang. Uncertain how long the road will be closed According to Gaute Sekse, construction manager at the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, a number of stones have probably crossed the road. – The landslide came down the same run as last time, and hit the same place as last time. But it is significantly less, he says. It is uncertain when the road can open. A geologist must assess when it is safe, and a new assessment will be made on Monday, according to Sekse. The Norwegian Road Traffic Center recommends using the ferry connections Utne–Kinsarvik, Jondal–Tørvikbygd or Årsnes–Gjermundshamn as a detour. Has ordered security fences He states that a new security fence is planned. This has been ordered, but it is uncertain when it will arrive. news has reported that the Norwegian Public Roads Administration also had listening posts in the area when torrential rain was reported earlier this week. Then people stand on the ground and listen for landslides further up the mountain. If they hear a rumble, they close the road to motorists. During the night to Sunday, Western Norway was characterized by a lot of rain, but it is unknown to news whether listening posts were set up on Sunday.
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Crossing a popular road for tourists for the third time in one month – news Vestland
