On Monday morning, the clean-up work started again after the bridge collapse at Tretten a week ago. The crew has had a break since Saturday afternoon. The aim is, among other things, to get the lorry of around 50 tonnes onto land during the day. Parts of the Tretten bridge also fell onto the main road E6 and closed the road. The plan is to open E6 by the weekend. – We hope to get the truck on dry land early this afternoon. Then it is to continue tearing, so that E6 can be opened as quickly as possible. We hope to be able to open the E6 by the weekend, says Aud Riseng, head of traffic in Innlandet county municipality. ABOUT the E6: Traffic has been diverted via Tretten center or highway 3 Østerdalen. It is a goal to be able to reopen the E6 past Tretten in Gudbrandsdalen by the weekend. Photo: Alexander Nordby / news Maybe there won’t be a temporary bridge According to the plan, there will also be a temporary bridge over the stretch of river. But Riseng says this is very complicated work. She cannot promise that there will actually be a replacement bridge at Tretten. There will be a meeting on the matter on Tuesday. – We are working on that. We cooperate with the bridge emergency department in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. This is a very complicated piece of work. The bridge we are going to have in place will have to stand for a couple of years, maybe more. Then it must withstand various floods in Lågen. There are many possible alternatives, but we cannot get into the situation where the temporary bridge would be swept away by a flood. – Does that mean that you will not build a temporary bridge? – We hope so, but it is extremely demanding. We will have a meeting tomorrow, then I hope we will see that we can make it happen, says Riseng. TO BE RECOVERED: The lorry to be recovered has a full tank of diesel and is loaded with several tonnes of lime. Photo: Mette Vollan Several bridges closed On 15 August, Thirteen Bridge in Gudbrandsdalen collapsed while a car and a truck were on the bridge, but no one was injured. Traffic has been diverted via Tretten center or highway 3 Østerdalen. The glulam bridge was nearly 150 meters long and 10 meters wide. Several wooden truss bridges are temporarily closed pending the cause of the bridge collapse becoming clear. The bridges are open to pedestrians, cyclists and emergency vehicles. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration provides information on detours as a result of the closed bridges. AUDIENCE: Many people come to see the demolition at Tretten. Today, the goal is to get the truck safely to shore. But before that time, there remains some clean-up work on the E6. Photo: Mette Vollan Securing evidence The demolition is a complicated job that has been carefully planned by a number of specialist departments. – The police are still collecting evidence. We have excellent cooperation with all those investigating this. It is important that they get the evidence they need, says Riseng. EVIDENCE: The police secure evidence after the bridge collapse. Photo: Lars Erik Skrefsrud / news It is Grete Aastorp from Sintef who will lead the investigation group after the bridge collapse at Tretten, reports bygg.no. Aastorp is HSE and quality manager at Sintef Energi, and has worked with safety and preparedness for over 25 years.
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