Skip to main content

Stockholm bypass construction to go ahead

Preparation work is expected to commence in 2012 on the new bypass around Swedish capital Stockholm. This project has now been delayed by one year although the work will go ahead, following a series of appeals over various contract issues. The major works for the Förbifart Stockholm project will commence in 2013 and the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) and its consultants are now trying to catch up with the schedule to ensure that the work can be completed on, or at least close to, the origin
May 8, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
Picture: Jeppe Wikström - Stockholm Visitors Board
Preparation work is expected to commence in 2012 on the new bypass around Swedish capital Stockholm.

This project has now been delayed by one year although the work will go ahead, following a series of appeals over various contract issues. The major works for the Förbifart Stockholm project will commence in 2013 and the Swedish Transport Administration (1096 Trafikverket) and its consultants are now trying to catch up with the schedule to ensure that the work can be completed on, or at least close to, the original plan. A full timetable will be set shortly once all environmental inquiries have been completed.

The bypass will feature a series of tunnels and will take 8-10 years to construct. It is expected to cost some €3.12 billion, of which the Swedish Government will contribute with 20%. The remaining sum will be financed through road tolls.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Strasbourg bypass surveys halted over environmental concerns
    September 27, 2017
    Further delays are looming for construction of the western Strasbourg bypass, a controversial toll motorway project in north eastern France. The government is concerned about environmental issues after Arcos, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Vinci responsible for building the bypass, said it was going to carry out field surveys in 1.5 hectares of what many consider environmentally sensitive areas.
  • Hammerglass barriers for Förbifart Stockholm
    August 20, 2021
    Swedish firm Hammerglass is supplying its transparent PostFree sound barriers for the bypass.
  • Road and tunnel project eases Stockholm congestion
    February 23, 2012
    Part of the E20 European highway, the Norra länken aims to make a valuable contribution to easing congestion in central Stockholm. The construction of Norra länken is one of the biggest and most important road and tunnel projects being undertaken in Sweden, certainly in terms of scope and budget. It will be a link in the peripheral route around the Stockholm inner city area and be part of the E20 European Highway.
  • New ring road to solve problem of traffic jams in Ukraine capital Kiev
    May 10, 2018
    Ukraine’s capital Kiev will benefit from a new ring road – Eugene Gerden writes The government of Ukraine, together with the authorities of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, plans to invest up to US$2 billion in the building of a new ring road around the city. The new road, known as the Great Ring Road, will be around 200km long, of which 65km will be of existing roads and 148km of new roads. The ring road will connect three international transport corridors that run through the territory of Ukraine, as well