Tunneling finished for Norway’s Trøndelag tunnel project

Skanska reports that it has completed the bore and dynamiting for the Strømnes-Sprova tunnel project in the Norwegian county of Nord-Trøndelag. The nearly €40m project, which was awarded to Skanska in August last year,is for 5.4kn of new road, including both the 600m Holmvik and the 1km Strømnes tunnels. Two bridges are also being built, the 42m Holmviksbron and the 27m Eldbron. Norwegian roads authority Statens Vegvesen appointed Skanska to project which is part of an upgrade to the Dyrstad-Sprova-Ma
September 27, 2018 Read time: 1 min
2296 Skanska reports that it has completed the bore and dynamiting for the Strømnes-Sprova tunnel project in the Norwegian county of Nord-Trøndelag.


The nearly €40m project, which was awarded to Skanska in August last year,is for 5.4kn of new road, including both the 600m Holmvik and the 1km Strømnes tunnels. Two bridges are also being built, the 42m Holmviksbron and the 27m Eldbron.

Norwegian roads authority 1208 Statens Vegvesen appointed Skanska to project which is part of an upgrade to the Dyrstad-Sprova-Malm route. Trøndelag is in the centre of the country, bordering the coastal region across to the border with Sweden.

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