Snow drifts and slippery roads create challenges in large parts of the country. And especially on Christmas Day there were major problems on the roads. Especially in southern Norway. But on Wednesday morning the situation is much better. This is the status at 07.50: Fv. 51 Valdresflye: Closed for winter E134 Haukelifjell: Column run Rv. 7 Hardangervidda: Open E6 Dovrefjell: Open Rv. 13 Vikafjellet: Open Fv. 50 Hol – Aurland: Open Fv. 53 Tyin – Årdal: Open Fv. 450 Hunnedalen: Open E16 Filefjell: Open Rv. 52 Hemsedalsfjellet: Closed due to traffic accident Rv.15 Strynefjellet: Open E6 Saltfjellet: Open E98 Ifjordfjellet: Closed E69 Skarsvåg-Nordkapp: Closed E6 Gratangsfjellet: Open (Complete overview of the mountain crossings can be found here) This is how it looked on Rv 7 at Leiro bom Wednesday morning. But new low pressures are on the way. This can cause problems for motorists who are crossing. Photo: Norwegian Road Administration New low pressure on the way At the same time as there is an improvement in the weather on Wednesday, new low pressure is on the way to the mountains in southern Norway. This could result in challenging driving conditions on Thursday. – Tomorrow, Thursday, a low pressure will come in. There will be an increase in wind, perhaps up to a strong gale, says state meteorologist Magni Svanevik to news on Wednesday morning. In addition to strong winds, there will also be snow in the mountains. On several mountain passes, both in southern Norway and on Saltfjellet in Nordland, strong wind and snow have been reported. Calm on the E6 above Saltfjellet on Wednesday. But on Thursday, snow and strong winds are expected here as well. Photo: Statens vegvesen In addition, there is a danger warning for ice and freezing rain both in Eastern Norway, Vestfold, Telemark and Agder from night to Thursday. There is also a great danger of avalanches in many places in Norway. Several accidents Several people have been involved in traffic accidents or driven off the road in southern Norway during the third day of Christmas. 10 cars were in a chain collision on the E18 in Tønsberg in Vestfold and Telemark, and several drove off the road in Western Norway. Early on Tuesday morning, a woman was sent to Haukeland University Hospital by ambulance helicopter after a traffic accident in Granvin in Vestland. The woman was a passenger in a car that ran off the road. When she went to the side of the road, she was hit by another car that was blinded. The police believe the run-off is due to slippery road conditions. The meteorologist advises motorists to postpone their journey home. – It is wise to wait until tomorrow, says state meteorologist Susanne Reuder. A car drove off the road in Granvin in Vestland. Photo: Police Snow danger warning in several places On Tuesday, a snow danger warning was sent out in the outer and inner parts of Western Norway. The danger warning applies to both Rogaland and Vestland. – It can lead to quite difficult driving conditions, she says. Vegtrafikksentral has received several messages. The asphalt is cold, so precipitation freezes. – There are smooth roads all around. There will be showers in the form of sleet and snow. It has frozen on the roads. This particularly applies to side roads, but also main roads, says Tom Erik Englaugstad. Bad driving conditions in Bergen. Photo: Sandor Dahl / Bergen photo and media Also in Åsane in Bergen, a car was unlucky on the smooth road on Tuesday morning. A driver in his 40s ended up on the roof in a ditch, but escaped the accident unharmed. There were poor driving conditions at the site. On the E134 Etne near Håfoss, one lane is closed following a traffic accident. A very slippery road has been reported at the site. It is very slippery on the roads in Bergen. Two cars collided outside the Løvstakk tunnel on county road 540. Photo: Sissel Rikheim / news Several mountain crossings closed Several mountain crossings throughout the country were closed due to difficult driving conditions on Tuesday morning. E134 over Haukelifjell was only open for convoy driving between Vågslid and Liamyrane, but opened to everyone just before 4 p.m. National highway 13 Vikafjellet was closed, but opened at 12 p.m. – It is wise to wait to drive until tomorrow. Then there will be calmer wind conditions and largely settled weather, says the state meteorologist. The mountain pass highway 7 Hardangervidda is closed. Photo: Norwegian Public Roads Administration There is also a yellow danger warning for ongoing snow drifts in northern Norway. The warning lasts until and including the night of Wednesday, and affects both mountains and lowlands. E6 over Saltfjellet was closed on Tuesday morning due to storms after being open for a period in the morning. However, when the road was open, the Swedish Road Administration asked motorists to be aware of reindeer in and along the road, especially at the Arctic Circle Centre. Further north, E39 between Skarsvåg and Nordkapp and county road 98 over Ifjordfjellet are closed due to storms. Snøfokk causes difficult driving conditions On Wednesday evening, a yellow danger warning for snow has also been sent out for Trøndelag, which can cause difficult driving conditions. Locally, there can be strong gusts of wind, and Trøndelag is expecting a full storm and gusts of 30-37 meters per second this afternoon and this evening. In Western Norway, there is less precipitation this afternoon, but it will be cold. Snowflake warning in the mountains. Photo: Screenshot / Yr – There is a risk of freezing when we get to the evening again, says traffic operator Englaugstad.
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