Lots of water on the roads in Eastern Norway on Friday – Greater Oslo

– At the moment, it actually looks relatively fine on most of our roads, says traffic operator Arvid Wahlstrøm at the Road Traffic Center East to NTB. He says there is some storm water in some places, because there has been a lot of rain. Among other things, traffic up the E6 at Jessheim is slowed down because one lane is blocked off for drainage. There is also some extra traffic in the direction of Oslo on the E6 at Moss, due to a rear-end collision. The E18 Mosseveien was closed in both directions at Sjursøya in Oslo for a period due to a head-on collision. – As there is a lot of water on the road, we recommend that you lower your speed to avoid aquaplaning, says Wahlstrøm. This is what it looked like on Ring 3 in Oslo at the exit to Rikshospitalet on Friday morning. Conditions have improved throughout the day. Photo: Guro Flor Lien / Guro Flor Lien Many problems earlier on Friday Friday morning there was water chaos at the Smestadlokket on Ring 3 in Oslo, but people braved the masses of water. – I am on my way to Trondheim to visit my son, who will have this golf bag, Annemieke Faarlund said. Annemieke Faarlund is on her way to Trondheim to visit her son, who will have the golf bag she is carrying. – I’m soaked through and feel like I’ve had a proper strength training session. – I cycle every day. It’s a bit problematic here, but I think it will get better down towards the city. Øystein Brevik didn’t think he would leave the bike standing today. Photo: Emrah Senel / news A motorist had to get help from the police to get out of the dam. Photo: Emrah Senel news’s ​​reporter says that there is close to 40 centimeters of deep water in some places along the footpath in the area. Out in the roadway, it is close to 30 centimeters deep on the Smestadlokket. On the E6 near Abildsø, in the direction of Ryen, one lane is closed. Work is underway to remove storm water. The traffic passes slowly. Large queues in towards the center of Oslo. Photo: Emrah Senel / news In several places there is so much water in the road that cars have to give up. At an underpass in Sandvika, several cars backed up and took U-turns to avoid driving into the large amounts of water. Some cars got through under the bridge at the on-ramp to the E18 Sandvika. Photo: Bård Nafstad / news Delays on the winter holiday trip Around 11am things are much better on the roads. – Now we have opened quite a few of the plow edges and the water is receding, which means that the traffic flows much better, says Hans Are Dahl at Vegtrafikksentralen. Much of the snow that has fallen during the night has turned to rain. On Friday morning, there was a lot of stormwater and meltwater on the roads. But during the day the water has cleared away, and the rain will probably remove the rest of the ice outside, Dahl believes. But there is still a yellow warning. And there is low pressure over large parts of southern Norway and eastern Norway. Next week, the winter holidays start in large parts of the country, and thus many people will be out on the road on Friday afternoon. – If motorists take the conditions into account, then everyone will get where they are going, although perhaps a little later than they had originally planned, says Dahl. His recommendation is clear: allow plenty of time. – It’s better to have an extra cup of coffee at Gardermoen than to have to pay for new plane tickets because you’re overdue at home, he says. Small lakes in several places The danger warning, which lasts until Friday afternoon, extends from Sauda in the west, through all of Agder and Telemark, to Eastern Norway north of Oslo. In several places it can be slippery and icy. Especially where you get freezing rain. Freezing rain occurs when the rain falls on cold ground and immediately freezes. – Soon boat for car, state meteorologist John Smits wrote on Facebook in the morning hours. Photo: John Smits On Friday, however, it was the water in the roadway that created the biggest challenges. People describe clean lakes on the main roads into Oslo. – You can get aquaplaning, so it is important that you adjust your speed according to the conditions, according to the type of surface where you are driving, says Christofa Key-Nilsen at Veitrafikksentralen. Public transport: problems in the morning Ruter also had problems in the morning due to a lot of water and slippery roads. But at 11 o’clock it goes much better, according to communications manager Cathrine Myhren-Haugen. – For the most part, public transport is going quite well this morning. This morning we had a good number of delays, and some partially canceled departures, she says. Myhren-Haugen says they have a good dialogue with the road authorities in Oslo and Akershus. – They have been out digging in some areas. So we now see that things are going a little better. Cathrine Myhren-Haugen, communications manager at Ruter Photo: RUTER But there is still a yellow warning for Oslo and Akershus. Therefore, travelers should follow along and check the travel information in the app or on Ruter’s website, she says. Smestadkrysset in Oslo Photo: EMRAH SENEL Overwater at the Vøyenbrua Photo: Espen Langseth Folkestad / news A lot of water in the roadway on Riksvei 4 Photo: Espen Langseth Folkestad / news Overwater at the Vøyenbrua Photo: ESPEN LANGSETH FOLKESTAD / news Overwater blocks parking space for electric cars Photo: Bjørn Christian Jacobsen / news Floodwater in city streets Photo: Bjørn Christian Jacobsen / news Water collection in the Majorstukrysset. Photo: Bjørn Christian Jacobsen / news Guro Flor Lien has sent in this photo showing storm water at Rikshospitalet and Ring 3 at the exit to Vinderen. Photo: Guro Flor Lien / Guro Flor Lien Anton Häggström made it through the water dam at Hovseter by bicycle on Friday morning. – Bicycles are a good means of transportation. It usually goes well when you wear the right clothes. Photo: Tips



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