On the morning of August 15, Tretten bru collapsed. Since then, the local community has been divided in two. They lack the important hub in the village. Tonight, 900 went in a torchlight procession along Lågen to highlight the consequences this has had. There are roughly the same number of people living at Tretten. The locals want a new bridge, and they want it now. But the bridge will not be in place until spring next year. It causes concern. A village divided in two Ingeborg Frøyse Moe has made the trip out to join the torchlight procession. She was one of the 500 who walked on the west side of Lågen. The other 400 who went in the torch train went on the east side. CONCERN: Frøyse Moe is concerned about the population, traffic safety and business life in Tretten. Photo: Anders Bakkerud Larsen / news Frøyse Moe believes this shows how the village has been split in two. – Thirteen is actually one village. Now we don’t have the opportunity to meet. But that’s not her only concern. She dreads facing the winter without a bridge. – The bypass road is very narrow, and we will send our children there with the school bus. We fear that accidents will happen. CLEAR SPEECH: Several brought posters with the message that a new bridge must be opened as soon as possible. Photo: Anders Bakkerud Larsen / news Martin Pålsrud lives on the west side of Lågen. He thinks it has become difficult to meet his friends. – It has turned into sitting at home because it takes a long time to get to friends. DIFFICULT: Martin Pålsrud is less often with friends who live on the other side of the river. Photo: Aleksandr Nedbaev / news Guttorm Aarnes is one of the initiators of the torch trains. He also believes that the process of getting the new bridge in place is taking too long. – They must understand that this can result in a local community dying out. Gets support The marking gets support from county mayor Even Aleksander Hagen (Ap). POOR: Hagen says he is poring over more to speed up the process of the temporary bridge. Photo: Ola Bjørlo Strande / news He believes the torchlight procession emphasizes the need and shows that the population is impatient. – The situation is far from optimal. We are working hard to get a temporary bridge in place as soon as possible, says Hagen. He says that the county council is involved in a process with several application rounds. – This is how it is in Norway, so that things are done in a safe and good way. The county council still believes that the state should pay all or part of the bill.
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The population goes in a torchlight procession for the Tretten bridge in Øyer – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
