Problema has been in the queue in connection with the introduction of the new SAR Queen rescue helicopter. The strong rotor wind led, among other things, to an ambulance sustaining major damage during a dramatic test landing at St. Olav’s hospital in Trondheim. The helicopter can only land at 7 out of 21 emergency hospitals, and now they are also putting sticks in the wheel for a major cycling investment in Rogaland. Here is a video of the dramatic test landing in Trondheim about a year ago. The cycle motorway between Sandnes and Stavanger, which will probably have a price tag of closer to NOK 2 billion, is located close to the helicopter landing pad for the new hospital, which is also under construction. – Completely absurd For fear that cyclists will be blown off the road, shelters have therefore been set up where people can seek shelter, and warning systems will be installed so that cyclists can stay awake in connection with landing and take-off. Bushes and trees are also planted to dampen the wind. An absurd situation, according to Jens Glad Balchen. He is the leader of the Rogaland Cyclist Association. These sheds will protect passers-by from the wind that comes when the SAR Queen rescue helicopter is about to land. Photo: Øystein Otterdal / news – This was up when the hospital plan was put out for consultation and had to be approved by Stavanger municipality. Then we took it up and said that this was not right at all, says Glad Balchen. He believes that the cycle trunk road loses its point. – You can’t ask people on the cycle main road to stay away. That one is forced to seek shelter in a reading clinic is completely absurd. Estimates 50 landings a year – It remains to be seen how strong the wind will be from the helicopter. We don’t know that yet, says Kari Smådal Turøy, project manager for the new bicycle trunk road in the Swedish Road Administration. What is certain is that there will be no wind for passers-by during the landings. Either they cycle, walk or ride the various vegans for gentle traffic passing the new SUS. It is estimated that the rescue helicopter will land here around 50 times a year. Kjartan Lohne, construction manager for the outdoor area at the new SUS, says that it is up to the individual to assess whether they want to pass when the rescue helicopter lands and takes off. Kari Smådal Turøy and Kjartan Lohne each rent their own prestigious project in Stavanger. Photo: Arild Eskeland / news The warning system must signal when there are four minutes until the helicopter takes off or lands. – Then passers-by can stay awake. If they are in the area unexpectedly and do not move quickly enough in the four minutes, we have set up four reading sheds with benches in which they can find protection behind. Lohne says good planning is the basis for all three prestigious projects. – The new hospital, the new trunk road and the new rescue helicopters will probably go well together. We assume it will be a success, says Lohne. Going to test fly in the summer Leader of the Rogaland cyclists’ association, Jens Glad Bachen, is not satisfied with the solution. Photo: Skjalg Omdal Jens Glad Balchen, for his part, believes that it could be a better solution to place the landing site for the helicopter somewhere else or to provide better wind protection for the bicycle main road. – It is tragic, the whole attitude towards it is tragic. Here, there should ideally be 10,000 cyclists for the day, Balchen points out. Project manager Turøy has tested the next stage of the cycle trunk road, which opens in April. Kari Smådal Turøy, project manager for the new bicycle main road between Stavanger and Sandnes. Photo: Arild Eskeland / news In the summer, it is ready for test flights of the rescue helicopter with hikers and cyclists close by. – We will get a good measurement when we have a test flight in June whether the measures we have implemented are the right ones. There is every likelihood that it is, says Lohne.
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Afraid of wind when the rescue helicopter SAR Queen is to land on the new SUS right next to the bicycle trunk road – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
