Many drivers have noticed the storm and the bad driving that is ravaging large parts of the country today. In Gloppen in Vestland, a car with five people was in danger of falling 100 meters into the sea after a traffic accident. – It could have quickly gone really bad, says firefighter Arne Rønnekleiv Holme to news. 110 Vest reported that it was slippery in the place. There was an adult and four children in the car, who were still on the verge of an accident. Photo: Gloppen fire and rescue The fire service rushed out and secured the car and rescued the five unharmed. – They were really “shaky”, and I can understand that, says Rønnekleiv Holme. Almost all mountain passes between west and east closed – It’s risky to travel out in traffic today, says traffic operator Christian Strømmen in the Traffic Center to news. Several roads in southern Norway are closed due to landslides and the risk of landslides. Some of them have reopened during Saturday. But things are worse on the mountain, and here there is little hope of recovery anytime soon. – It’s bad weather here, and almost all the mountain passes between east and west are closed. Even at Filefjell there is a queue, and that doesn’t happen often, says traffic operator Strømmen to news at 13.00. This is the status of the mountain crossings in southern Norway. Riksveg 7 Hardangervidda: Closed. New assessment Sunday at 12.00 Riksveg 13 Vikafjellet: Closed Riksveg 15 Strynefjellet: Closed until tomorrow. Highway 52 Hemsedalsfjellet: Closed. New assessment later in the day. Fylkesveg 53 Tyin – Årdal: Closed. New assessment Monday at 16:00. Fylkesveg 50 Hol – Aurland: Closed. New assessment Monday at 12.00. Filefjell: Column driving. New assessment on Sunday at 09.00. E134 Haukelifjell: Closed. E6 Dovrefjell: Open, but risk of closure. E16 Filefjell: Column on a short stretch. Fv. 27 Venabygdsfjellet: Closed Fv. 37 Rauland. Msvatn in Telemark: Column Here you can check the updated status from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. The storm is wreaking havoc in the mountains today. Here from Filefjell where there is a column. Photo: the Swedish Road Administration Several roads have been closed due to landslides in the past 24 hours. This applies, among other things: Fv. 5418 on Osterøy. Here, a major landslide occurred between Osterøybroen and Bruvik. Fv. 5418 Skaftå between Bruvik and Kvisti. At 15.00 today, it will be assessed whether the road can reopen. Fv. 55 Nordeide between Høyanger and Vadheim. The road opened just after 1 pm today. The storm is ravaging Central Norway and Northern Norway Also in Central Norway and Northern Norway, it is demanding to drive because of the storm that is ravaging the country. Strong winds and a lot of rainfall make the route demanding for vegans, especially in Møre og Romsdal, Trøndelag and Helgeland. – We are working to ensure that we manage to keep the major roads open, says Nil Karbø, head of traffic management and preparedness in the Norwegian Road Administration. E6 Saltfjellet is closed. During Saturday, the center of the storm is expected to hit Saltfjellet. Photo: Statens vegvesen Today the third storm this week arrives and hits the coast of Norway. This is now closed due to the storm Nordland: Highway 73 Krutfjellet. On Helgeland south of Mo i Rana, most of the ferry traffic has been canceled due to strong winds. Trøndelag: The ferry connection on the E39 between Møre and Romsdal and Trøndelag has been canceled due to strong winds. A number of smaller ferry connections in central Norway have also been cancelled. The Dolmsund bridge at Hitra. County road 72 Sandvika (National border) in Verdal. County road 72 Turku. Fylkesvei 714 Åsfjordbrua in Orkland. County road 773 Steinfjellet-Gjersvika. Fylkesvei 6792 Vestre Fordal in Stjørdal. Fylkesvei 6818 Nygården in Levanger. Møre and Romsdal: A number of ferry and fast boat connections in Møre and Romsdal have been canceled due to bad weather. Ferry: Småge-Orta-Finnøya-Sandøya-Ona. Seivika – Tømmervåg. Edøya – Sandvika. Sykkylven – Magerholm. Halsa – Kanestraum. Arasvika – Henset. Speedboat: Ålesund – Valderøya and Hareid. Ålesund – Valderøy – Store Kalvøy – Hamsund. Langevåg – Ålesund. On Helgeland south of Mo i Rana, most of the ferry traffic has been canceled due to strong winds. There are still ferries north of Mo i Rana, but the ferry between Bodø and Moskenes has been cancelled, reports the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Many ferries and speedboats are also canceled in Møre and Romsdal. Ferries and speedboats in Møre and Romsdal A number of ferry and speedboat connections in Møre and Romsdal have been canceled due to bad weather. Ferry: Småge-Orta-Finnøya-Sandøya-Ona. Seivika – Tømmervåg. Edøya – Sandvika. Sykkylven – Magerholm. Halsa – Kanestraum. Arasvika – Henset. Speedboat: Ålesund – Valderøya and Hareid. Ålesund – Valderøy – Store Kalvøy – Hamsund. Langevåg – Ålesund. Vegtrafikksentralen: – Consider staying at home There is a great danger of avalanches across the country. NVE reports an orange and red danger warning. The road traffic center expects very bad weather and weather all weekend. Before the weekend, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration announced demanding conditions for vegans. Traffic operator Jenny Nilsson at Vegtrafikksentralen Vest, asks people to consider whether they can drop the drive today. – But if you have to go out, you should check weather and road reports, make sure you have enough food and water, and be aware that the trip may be longer than planned, she says. Rain and mild weather cause big problems for vegans in central Norway. There are large water ponds in several places and very slippery where there is ice on vegans. There have also been reports of very slippery roads elsewhere in southern Norway, including Golsfjellet on Friday evening. In Lillestrøm, the police are called for reports of slippery roads, write the police to X. But otherwise in the East, it should be fine, according to the Vegtrafikksentralen east. Several traffic accidents throughout the country In many places in the country, drivers have had problems. On the E6 Sørfold, a lorry train blocked the road for a period. The vehicle had to be salvaged, but it is now free to travel again. A car ended up on top of the guardrail in Ålesund. No one was injured, the police report. There was sleet on the road and the car skidded. Two buses have collided in Breidablikveien in Trondheim. The road was closed, but has reopened. There were bad roads in the city. But it is not only vegans who are affected by storms. In Møre and Romsdal, the express boat Langevåg-Ålesund has been canceled due to bad weather. Ferry services are also affected by the weather.
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– Risky to travel in traffic – news Vestland
