Bane Nor has launched two different investigations to get to the bottom of the problems on the Folloban. It came to light at a meeting between Bane Nor and local politicians in Follo on Tuesday. Bane Nor’s investigations are in addition to the investigation the government has initiated. Independent investigation also ordered Development director Stine Undrum in Bane Nor explained the investigations at the meeting: – Investigation ordered and implemented internally in Bane Nor. It is done at our own UA unit. It is the same unit that investigates all possible incidents that occur on the railway. She further stated that the board of Bane Nor has, in collaboration with the CEO, ordered an independent investigation from an independent supplier. – They come in and look at this with fresh eyes, and go through with the intention of learning as much as possible, and uncovering relationships as much as possible. What happened and what should have been done differently. They will also give some advice on how we should proceed to learn from this, she said. Development director Stine Undrum at Bane Nor says they have ordered their own investigations to learn as much as possible. Photo: Gorm Kallestad / NTB Undrum said that the mandate from the board was clear, and that it expired on Tuesday. – Progress is quite tight to get the investigation started. The UA unit is already underway, they have started their work. The government starts an investigation In addition to Bane Nor’s own investigations, Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård announced on Tuesday that the government is launching an external review of the project. – We are looking forward to thorough work and answers to why and how this could happen, said Nygård. For now, nothing is clear about the mandate or progress in this investigation. – It is extremely important that the scrutiny of the Follobane project be broad enough for both politicians and civil servants to learn what there is to learn before the next major railway project, such as the Ringeriksbanen. That’s what CEO of the Entrepreneurs’ Association (EBA), Heikki Holmås, says to news. EBA has requested a meeting with the Ministry of Transport to justify this. Holmås says that the authorities in the project’s various phases, on important points, have chosen not to listen to experiences and advice from a collective contracting industry. He says that the EBA wants to contribute with everything they can so that a broad investigation will be the best possible. Follobanen report made public: – It is alarming that mistakes are made in the choice of solutions
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Three different investigations of Follobanen – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
