– We stand here all day, says listening guard Eivind Kopperdal as he looks up at the mountainside. He must stop the traffic if something collapses. – I have to listen and look for movement in the terrain. If something happens, we’ll close the tunnels and call Vegtrafikksentralen. On national road 13 in Oalskår, just north of Tyssedal, it rained both in July and in August, the busiest months on the popular tourist road in Hardanger. Since then, there have been listening guards here. An intermediate belt solution for the catch fence will be put in place. This week, work will start to put a new safety net in place at the crash site. The guardrail is supposed to accommodate minor rock falls, but when it collapsed, 1,000 cubic meters of rock came down. ROCK SLAVE: In July, 1,000 cubic meters of rock fell. Photo: Lars Christian Wallace / news – Now we have adjusted the strength quite a bit, so it will in any case be safer than it has been previously, says construction manager Gaute Sekse in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. – Does not take the risk seriously But in Hardanger, the locals are still raging. They think this is not good enough and that more breed protection is needed. – One does not take the risk of traveling along National Highway 13 seriously, says Nils Johan Ystanes. He is the HR manager at the cornerstone company Tizir in Tyssedal, which is located between several areas exposed to erosion. TYSSEDAL: There are often landslides here. Require a “proper” plan – The risk of landslides along this road is completely unacceptable. Now we have to have a proper plan, says Ystanes. He is disappointed with the state budget that arrived on Thursday last week. – This state budget is too awkward when it comes to race insurance. This is the most important measure we can take to ensure that we have a business community in the district, says the HR manager. AROUND THE NIGHT: The listening guards must listen with their ears pointed all day long, but will soon be off duty. Photo: Tale Hauso / news – But in the state budget, national highway 13 is mentioned and it has been said that there will be immediate measures south of Tyssedal. – It is good that they can do something, but it is not a permanent solution. I understand that they have to save money, but we must not save money that causes us to put our lives in danger, he says. SKUFFA: Nils Johan Ystanes, HR manager at Tizir, believes that the politicians do not take race insurance seriously. Photo: Tale Hauso / news Many road projects The government has proposed spending NOK 39.5 billion on road construction. – Many projects have already started, will be continued and are being planned, including avalanche prevention measures, says State Secretary Mette Gundersen in the Ministry of Transport. She further says that they know that National Highway 13 is particularly prone to landslides. – The ministry does not set aside funds for individual sections of the budget. We have confidence that the National Roads Administration and Nye Veier are deploying the necessary resources to ensure the safety of road users. – Should have had a bigger fund to dig into Nye Veier has set aside NOK 200 million for improvement measures on national road 13. – We would like to have a much bigger fund to dig into and start more measures, but we are forced to plan what measures should first be taken to make the money last as long as possible, says Christian Altmann, communications director at Nye Veier. They are now working on a comprehensive plan for national highway 13 from Skare to Sogndal, where they will identify and prioritize various sub-projects. IMMEDIATE MEASURES: Christian Altmann, communications director at Nye Veier, says that they plan to carry out an immediate measure on national highway 13 in Hardanger starting in 2023. Just south of Tyssedal. Photo: Nye Veier
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Have been listening for crashes for 50 days on national highway 13 – news Vestland
