MODERNIZATION OF TRUNK HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN WESTERN NORWAY

The road standard and travel conditions on the existing trunk highway system along the coast of western Norway (Route 1) are described. The route traverses many fjords and is frequently broken by ferry crossings, nine in all. A low geometric standard and many ferries mean that the travel standard of the route is a major hindrance to economic development, especially in the rural districts of western Norway. The Coastal Trunk Road Committee, in which the author participates, has conducted comprehensive research on various aspects of the highway system. This work has so far resulted in a joint report on Route 1 through six counties, the purpose of which is to introduce a uniform, long-term strategy for construction standards, financing, and a work schedule for the route. The Public Roads Administration in these six counties and five different research institutions in Norway have cooperated in the making of this report. The participating research institutions are the University of Bergen, the Institute of Transport Economics in Oslo, and three other research institutions in western Norway. This paper describes the effect that a modernization of the route will have on the employment, demography, and economic development of rural communities.

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• Authors:
  • Danielsen, C
• Conference:
  • Sixth International Conference on Low-Volume Roads
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Date: 1995-6-25 to 1995-6-29
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 33-36
• Monograph Title: SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOW-VOLUME ROADS, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, JUNE 25-29, 1995. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, 2 VOLUMES
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Demographics; Economic development; Employment; Financing; Impact studies; Low volume roads; Modernization; Primary highways; Rural areas
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00680720
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309060745
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 6 1995 12:00AM