Saturday at 14.10 undertook NPRA a controlled nedsprenging of Skjeggestad bridge on the E18 through Vestfold. It was the southbound race was blown down after it was damaged by a clay landslide on February 2 this year.
See the bridge being blasted:
Video: Henrik Skoltefossen / NTB
Brosprengingen has been carefully planned, and has been a challenging task.
– The explosion has gone very well, now we need to examine the condition of the remaining bridge and stability in the ground. Our first priority is to clarify whether we can put traffic on the northbound course, says project Arvid Veseth NPRA in a statement.
2700 tonnes of concrete has gone down since the bridge was blown up. To ensure the least possible disturbance in clay soil, the land bridge of 2,000 cubic meters of Leca balls.
The bridge will be built up again, but how long this will take is not yet clear.
– First, we must consider what can be used by what remains of the foundation and pillars says Veseth.
Brokollapsen has created major traffic problems also Østfold Since the Oslo fjord, and there is currently heavy traffic on the ferry route Moss-Horten.
In addition to the extra traffic load, taken Bastø-ferries out of traffic after the tour to undergo the annual inspection.
Norwegian Truck Owners Association are tired, and say they are considering sending expense for the financial burden caused by long wait at the ferry docks in both Moss and Horten .
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