The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has decided to close 14 wooden truss bridges around the country. It happens after the Tretten bridge in Gudbrandsdalen collapsed on Monday. Challenging work is now underway to find the cause of the bridge’s collapse. The 14 bridges will be closed until the cause is known. This is what the Norwegian Public Roads Administration writes in a press release. – Follows the precautionary principle A day after Tretten bru collapsed, it is still unclear what caused it. The decision to close the 14 corresponding bridges comes after the Norwegian Road Administration has assessed the situation. Road director Ingrid Dahl Hovland says so. Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård was on an inspection on Monday after the bridge collapse. – I think it seems sensible that the Swedish Road Administration now follows the precautionary principle and closes the corresponding bridges, until they know more about the cause of the collapse. The most important thing now is to take care of safety. It must be safe to travel on Norwegian roads, says the transport minister. These bridges will be closed Of the total of 14 bridges that will be closed, eight of them are in Viken, five in Innlandet and one bridge in Nordland. The closures will have traffic consequences in the relevant areas. – We apologize for that, but as we assess the situation now, we have no other choice, says road director Dahl Hovland.
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