E16 Dorganeset in Aurland, between Flåm and Aurland, was closed on Monday afternoon after several stones fell into the road at Otterneset. Due to the accumulation of traffic between the tunnels, the Gudvanga tunnel and the Flenja tunnel were also closed. The largest stone was described as having a size of over 1 meter in diameter. In an update at 18.32, the Swedish Traffic Agency wrote that the road had been reopened, with manual routing throughout the night. Long queues were reported in the area after the first landslide. Photo: Arne Veum But at 9 p.m. there was another slide, which led to the section being closed again. The landslide must have occurred in the same area as the first landslide. The ferry route between Manheller and Fodnes is also closed as a result of the landslides. Closed through the night – A clean-up team was scheduled to go up to the landslide area on the mountainside on Tuesday morning, but then we were told that there had been another rockfall in the same place. So then I don’t think anyone was very interested in standing there through the night, says traffic operator John Andreas Omdal. The largest stone fell on the E16 on Monday afternoon. Photo: Arne Veum The Swedish Road Traffic Center confirms that the latest rock fall occurred after a geologist had assessed the area. – What can you say about the extent of the latest landslide? – We don’t know anything about the size of the slide yet, but it has been decided to close the road until we know more, Omdal replies. The traffic operator recommends those on the road tonight to drive over the mountain through Vik i Sogn, and then Vangsnes – Hella. Motorists who plan to drive between west and east are recommended to use other mountain passes, such as Haukelifjell. A new assessment will be made on whether the road can be reopened on Tuesday morning. The landslide happened at Otternes between Flåm and Aurland Published 16.09.2024, at 21.52 Updated 16.09.2024, at 22.42
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Several rockfalls at the E16 in Flåm Gudvangen on Monday – news Vestland
