Bridge construction

Rugtvedt – Dørdal

Stathelle, Vestfold and Telemark, Norway / 06.2017 - 06.2019

The 16.5km long four-lane stretch from Rugtvedt to Dørdal is a motorway project in Vestfold and Telemark county. The contract was concluded according to the Best Value Procurement method and was signed in May 2017 between Nye Veier and Hæhre Entreprenør AS. As a subcontractor, PNC Norge AS was responsible for the design and the execution of all 24 concrete structures on the project.

The scope of delivery included eight double T-bridges in lengths from 40m to 198m; a one-piece box bridge of 316m, seven transition bridges,

Aerial photo: traffic junction consisting of newly built bridges, roundabouts and a tunnel on the outskirts of a city, water surfaces and mountains on the right and in the back.

Facts & Figures

Company

PNC Norge AS

Type

Bridge construction

Runtime

06.2017 - 06.2019

Principal

Hæhre entreprenør for Nye Veier

Constructions along the highway

five culverts and three environmental tunnels.

The client’s project achieved CEEQUAL with the grade Excellent, which is the second best ranking. It was the first time in Norway that a complete project from planning to completion has been certified according to the CEEQUAL methodology. The measures taken during construction contributed to a significant reduction in greenhouse gases, improved resilience to greenhouse gas changes and provided good care for third parties as well as the local community.

What ultimately counts in the construction business is successfully completed projects. PORR has many of these.

Panorama photo: newly constructed double T-bridge connecting wooded hills, occasional vehicles coming to or leaving the construction site.

Aerial photo: traffic junction consisting of newly built roads, a bridge, a roundabout, and a tunnel, water surfaces and mountains in the back.

Photo: freshly asphalted four-lane road coming through a newly built overpass, forests in the background.

Panorama photo: double T-bridge connecting wooded hills over a water surface.

Aerial photo: outskirts of a city with a traffic junction consisting of newly built roads, a bridge, a roundabout, and a tunnel, water surfaces and mountains in the back.