Motorway (norway)
The motorways in Norway are known as " Motorvei ". Similar to Sweden , the numbering of Norwegian roads - administered by the Norwegian road traffic authority Statens vegvesen - does not differentiate according to type, but the European road number is used if necessary . Originally the term “Motorvei” was used equally for motorways and expressways , it was not until 2006 that the term “Motortrafikkvei” was introduced to delimit the latter.
History and expansion
After Sweden and Denmark built several 100 kilometers of motorways in the 1960s, Norway followed suit with a plan that provided for the expansion of 800 km of route network by 1980. 45 km of these were built in the 1960s. However, further expansion was discontinued for the time being after there was little money available for other projects due to the high construction costs for highways, which resulted in dissatisfaction among the population. In the 25 years from 1970 to 1995, only 45 new route kilometers were built. During this time, however, many expressways were built instead , which are now being expanded into motorways.
From 1995, the expansion was accelerated significantly, in 2004 the Norwegian motorway network covered 193 km. Nevertheless, Norway has a relatively small motorway network, the main connections are the north-south connection E 6 , the coastal route E 18 and the cross connection from Bergen to Oslo E 39 / E 16 .
A special feature of Norwegian road construction is that the expansion is usually financed through a toll on the corresponding section, but not the maintenance (" Public Private Partnership "). This means that when the investment costs are paid off, the toll stations will be removed. An overview of the toll-financed routes in Norway also shows the expected end of the toll obligation.
Regulations
In Norway there are no special speed rules for the motorways, the general speed limits outside built-up areas (80 km / h) apply. In the meantime, however, most routes have been signposted with a restriction of 90 km / h or 100 km / h. There were plans to generally allow 110 km / h on Norwegian motorways, but these have been put on hold until further notice.
See also
Individual evidence
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