NCC to renovate Freifjord tunnel in Norway for approximately SEK 220 million

NCC Construction Norway has been commissioned to renovate the five-kilometer-long Freifjord tunnel in Vestlandet, Norway. The client is the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the order value is approximately SEK 220 million.

Highway 70 Freifjord tunnel is a five-kilometer-long underground road tunnel that was opened for traffic in August 1992. The tunnel forms part of the main road between Kristiansund and Molde in Vestlandet, Norway. The assignment includes upgrading of the tunnel to a modern standard. Among other improvements, new water and frost proofing will be installed, the ventilation system will be replaced and electronic installations will be upgraded. The work will be conducted without having to close down the tunnel for traffic. With reference to the work environment and traffic, most of the work will be performed during evenings and at night. – We are delighted at having been awarded the assignment to renovate the Freifjord tunnel. This is a major assignment and we are particularly gratified because it was NCC that constructed the original tunnel, says Knut Liavaag, District Manager at NCC Construction Norway. Work on the tunnel is scheduled to commence in August 2009 and will extend until December 2010. The order value will be registered during the second quarter of 2009.