Randklev bridge in Ringebu municipality was taken by the flood and destroyed by the extreme weather “Hans”, which ravaged Eastern Norway in August. Since the bridge collapse, train traffic on the Dovrebanen has been limited. Bane Nor has worked to repair damage after several landslides on the stretch. But now that almost all damage along the Dovrebanen has been rectified, only the work on the railway bridge remains. And this work started today. Randklev bridge is lifted up by Gudbrandsdalslågen. The bridge fell in Lågen during storm Hans in August. Mega crane to the rescue Each truss, i.e. the steel elements, to be lifted from Gudbrandsdalslågen weighs around 270 tonnes. Then another mega-crane is needed, and one such does not exist in Norway. The crane came from Denmark with 81 trucks. It can lift 1350 tonnes, and has a weight of 1450 tonnes. And for those of you who are particularly interested: The crane is a Liebherr LR 11350. This mega crane is the first step on the road to reopening the Dovrebanen. Photo: Skjermbilde/kunde.byggekamera.no/Bane Nor Today, the crane lifted the bridge element that was closest to Ringebu, and the next element will be moved ashore on Thursday. Possibility of reuse Henrik Eineteig Wedum, assistant project manager at Bane Nor, recently told news that the work at Randklev bridge is a main priority. According to him, today’s lift was the first milestone in restoring the train connection through Gudbrandsdalen. After thorough planning and careful preparations, one of the bridge elements was raised from Gudbrandsdalslågen on Monday afternoon. Photo: Lars Erik Skrefsrud / news He was excited about today. The trusses will be thoroughly examined with a view to whether they can be used again. – This is what we see as the absolute fastest way to re-establish the connection. We have people ready both to examine and to repair the trusses. But Bane Nor currently has no forecast for when the section will open to traffic. And if the bridge elements cannot be used again, the uncertainty is greater. – Then we are talking about a completely different project that will be considerably larger, says Wedum. Before trains can cross the river, a new bridge abutment must be built anyway. This work will take place continuously when the cleaning job is finished. Henrik Eineteig Wedum is assistant project manager at Bane Nor and currently works in Ringebu. – The crane supplier has many complicated lifts, but it is clear that this is a special job for them as well. So they are excited about it, but we are very confident in the work they will do. Photo: Emilie Hauger Tangen / news Looking at different solutions Despite the fact that many people are getting impatient, Wedum says that the process has so far gone quickly. Necessary investigations, applications and planning are things that take time. – We can never risk safety here. It depends on us having a good foundation to work on. The most important thing is that it is safe, says Wedum. Deputy mayor Kristin Teigen (front) in Ringebu municipality follows the work to raise bridge elements from Randklev bridge in Ringebu. Photo: Emilie Hauger Tangen / news An inspection in 2019 recommended an underwater check of the Randklev bridge. It was not done because it is not a requirement in Bane Nor’s regulations. On Bane Nor’s pages, they write that they are working with several possible solutions to re-establish the railway connection over Gudbrandsdalslågen: Repair of the current bridge Build a temporary bridge Build a completely new bridge
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Work began today to raise the Randklev bridge on the Dovrebanen from Gudbrandsdalslågen – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
