Veidekke to Build New E6 Section through Østfold
The Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen Seksjon Øst) has awarded the contract for the construction of a new section of the E6 to Veidekke. The contract price is approximately NOK 186 million, excluding VAT.The contract is for a new road section from Svinesund on the Swedish border to Svingenskogen, and involves the construction of 4.2 km of a four-lane motorway and repair of adjacent roads. The work includes two grade-separated interchanges, two underbridges and three overbridges. This means that 270,000 m3 of rock is to be blasted out, 220,000 m3 is to be removed and 210,000 m3