Due to the predicted change in weather, the county councils have decided to keep the schools closed. – For their safety, and so that there is minimal traffic on the roads, we have decided to close the secondary schools in Akershus, says Hilde Karin Kløvfjell, county director for training and competence in a press release. The students in upper secondary school will be taught at home. – The individual upper secondary school will enter into a direct dialogue with the municipalities about the training offer for students with special needs, says head of central crisis management in Østfold county municipality, Solveig Helene Olsen. In Buskerud, schools are kept open in Ål and in Gol. Glemmen upper secondary school in Fredrikstad is among several schools in Eastern Norway that are closed on Monday. Photo: Heidi Gomnæs / news Considering canceling public transport Østfold public transport is considering canceling all public transport on Monday. – The final decision will be made on Sunday afternoon. In that case, school shuttles and special transport to primary schools will also be cancelled, says Olsen. The county municipality encourages all employees who can to work from home. All planned dental treatments in the public dental health service are canceled on Monday. The clinics will be prepared for emergency treatments. – We are doing this to reduce the load on the road network, and reduce the risk of serious incidents, says Olsen at central crisis management in Østfold County Municipality. In Akershus, too, the county council encourages people to leave their cars. – Accessibility and the safety of road users is our highest priority now. We expect freezing rain on the county roads throughout Akershus, says Thomas Tvedt, county director for transport in Akershus county municipality, in a press release. – The weather changes make for very demanding driving conditions, and it is important that as few people as possible are on the roads. Assessing the situation in Oslo In Oslo, it has not yet been decided whether the schools will remain closed. – We are following the weather situation closely. After all, demanding weather conditions have been reported at the beginning of next week and we are gathering assessments both from public transport, from the emergency services and the schools, says Oslo city council leader Eirik Lae Solberg to news. Solberg says they are keeping a close eye on the situation, but that it is too early to draw conclusions. – We are collecting information from the emergency services in Oslo, from the secondary schools and public transport, and will make a decision about it during the weekend, says Solberg Meteorologist: – You must seriously consider whether you are going to travel The Meteorological Institute has issued a yellow danger warning for ice. The danger warning applies from Saturday at 3 p.m. when mild weather arrives. – The mild weather and rain will now arrive towards the end of the weekend and into Monday. Major traffic challenges are expected for the roads, says meteorologist Håkon Mjelstad at the Meteorological Institute. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued a warning for the weekend. Photo: Meteorologists When it rains on roads with snow and ice, the roads can become very slippery. – You must seriously consider whether you are going to travel on Monday. Some counties close schools because you shouldn’t be driving in such conditions, says Mjelstad. In some areas the roads may become impassable.
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