– Now there are excavators on site working to remove the soil masses, and a washing machine washing the road to make it safe to drive on, he says. Knut Øvervoll, head of section in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, told news on Wednesday morning. He has led the work to clean up after the landslide. On Tuesday evening, heavy rainfall led to flooding and landslides over the E8 in Lavangsdalen. Landslide experts with a drone were sent out on Tuesday evening. As a result, the work to open the road had to be terminated, and the contractors were evacuated. At the same time, a detour was opened for passenger cars via a county road in the neighboring valley, while heavy transport was routed via the Kvaløy connection. The accident happened on the E8 in Lavangsdalen, and the detour for passenger cars is via Andersdalen. Workers At five o’clock on Wednesday morning, the contractors were back in place at the crash site, and the work to open the road could continue. Øvervoll tells news that the landslide was caused by rainfall loosening soil masses from the mountainside above the road. – We are talking about many hundreds of cubic meters of soil, says Øvervoll. He says the valley area has been prone to landslides, and that there is long-term work underway to establish more earthen embankments to protect the main road into Tromsø. Less rainfall on Wednesday There was strong torrential rain and wind on Tuesday evening, which is said to have triggered the soil masses down a river. Meteorologist on duty in Troms, Ola Bakke Aashammer, tells news on Wednesday morning that the wind has been lying since Tuesday evening. – The wind is calmer than yesterday and there is less rainfall, he says. At the same time, the wind will increase throughout the day in coastal areas. The contractors are scheduled to be finished by Wednesday morning. – It is a bit difficult to say with so much mass. It can be both before and after ten o’clock, says Knut Øvervoll. Published 28.08.2024, at 08.52 Updated 28.08.2024, at 09.04
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The main road towards Tromsø blocked by landslides – news Troms and Finnmark
