Tuesday, November 25, 2014

- Not dangerous to ride Oppdølsstranda – Driva

The risk is newly registered at Sunndal municipality list.

As previously discussed in Driva has been an ambition of many to facilitate pedestrians and cyclists through the new Oppdølsstrandtunnelen. Today tunnel closed for feathering road. Ramboll concluded in the report that special arrangements in the form of cross-sectional expansion or own bike tunnel will not be economically viable. The report shows that a rather could have offered taxi for all riders through the tunnel. This is estimated to amount to around 700,000 per year. As will be considerably cheaper than the investment cost of additional tunnel profile. “Although such a consideration is no realistic alternative, it helps to put the benefits and costs in perspective.”

The note appears however that the likelihood that a cyclist will perish as a result of landslides along the old road through the beach is very small.

“Basically, we thus believe that cyclists should be able to use existing roads rather than using tunnels,” said the conclusion.

Ramboll points out that the existing road will eventually get poorer accessibility in line with the maintenance ends.

“Nevertheless, we believe that in many years will be able to make his way on this stretch with significantly lower risk than previously since traffic is gone.”

As previously discussed in Driva is NPRA started with a work that should result in an overall strategy for the tunnels that open for cyclists and which must be closed. Today 18 of the total of just over 90 tunnels in the county closed to pedestrians and cyclists. Among them is the 7.5 km long Oppdølsstrandtunnelen. The nearly 6 km long tunnel and Øksendal the 2.3 km long Skrøotunnelen, however – perhaps surprisingly for some – not closed for pedestrians and cyclists. But both of these it is also possible to cycle the old road around.

Read the full consultant report here.

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