27 August 2023 at 22:50 Flood causes problems for trains and roads Flood warnings and closed roads mark the start of this week. In several places, the flood warnings have been upgraded to a red level. The flight train only runs 20-minute departures to and from Oslo Airport due to flooding on parts of Oslo S, Bane Nor informs. They announce a new update on Monday at 12 noon. The Bergen Railway is closed between Geilo and Gol due to large amounts of water. That’s what Bane Nor writes in an updated message at 10.37pm on Sunday evening. They write in the message that opening the track may take time. A new update is expected on Monday at 09. Along the Østfold line there are delays and adjustments at Hauketo. There are fewer tracks in use along the stretch due to flooding. New update on Monday at 12 noon. On Sunday afternoon, the meteorologists sent out a red danger warning for flooding in parts of the Drammensvassdraget. The danger warning applies to the municipalities of Søndre Land, Gran, Ringerike, Jevnaker, Hole, Modum and Lier. It only applies to the main waterway, and not the smaller rivers. The water level in the Tyrifjorden is expected to reach roughly the same level as during extreme weather Hans, according to NVE. For lower parts of the Drammenselva, the warning is at orange level, which is also the level for Mjøsa and Vorma and parts of Innlandet and Viken. All the warnings apply until Tuesday morning, writes NTB. Several stretches of road are also closed due to flooding on Monday morning. This applies, among other things, to national road 7 between Bromma and Gol, county road 2906 Liodden in Nesbyen and county road 2910 Rukkedalsveien. In the Drammens area, E134 is closed between Steinbergveien bridge in Drammen and Loe bridge in Øvre Eiker, while county road 2708 Mjøndalen is closed in the direction of Mjøndalen. In the west, county road 53 Årøyni between Årdalstangn and Naddvik is closed due to flooding, reports Vegtrafikksentralen west.
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