Introduction of Haukeli- and Rĝldal surcharge
Tunnel maintenance and repairs on route E134 will affect forwarding time to Haugesund.The Norwegian Public Roads Administration will carry out control and repairs of tunnels between Eastern Norway and Haugesund.
In the period May – October, work with upgrading of these tunnels will restart. As a consequence, tunnels will be closed and convoy traffic arranged.
The work will start on May 13th in the Rĝldal tunnel and the tunnel will be closed between hours 20:00 and 06:00. All traffic will be led through in convoys at fixed times.
- From the east (Horda Valley) hours 22:45, 01:10 and 04:45
- From the west (Seljestadjuvet) hours 23:00. 00:55 and 05:0
During weekends, the tunnel will be open between hrs. 06:00 on Saturday and 20:00 on Sunday.
Possible alterations during the summer will be notified.As soon as snow conditions allow, traffic with passenger cars will be directed through the old road over the Rĝldal mountain.
Limitations are: Max weight 3.5 tons and max width 2 metres.Work in the Haukeli tunnel will start in June. All traffic will be directed in convoys each hour through the old road over Dyrskar and the tunnel will be closed.
The work is scheduled to go on until October.There are no alternative roads from Eastern Norway.
Our Haugesund Department is now clarifying the consequences of later arrivals. It’s quite clear that the local area and central Haugesund will not be affected by these to any serious degree, but for some routes and postal codes alterations in the transport schedule may prove necessary. Possible alterations will be notified as soon as the consequences of later arrivals have been clarified.
Later arrivals may also affect outgoing traffics towards Eastern Norway and may also entail transport schedule alterations.
Our Department Manager in Haugesund is in close contact with the Public Roads Administration’s project manager and also works with production and capacity adjustments in the department. Please also see the Public Roads Administration’s website: www.vegvesen.no
New prices during this period:The delays entail increased prices for us, both in relation to terminal capacity and local distribution in addition to forwarding. We therefore regret having to alter our cost structure. We’re introducing one additional zone for Tolllpost Groupage from Eastern Norway to the Haugesund area. For Tollpost Full and Part Loads, the prices will be increased by 8.8% for the same distance. The new prices will be in force from June 1st, 2008.
