Bergen tunnel breakthrough

Construction teams from Bane NOR and lead contractor Skanska-Strabag celebrate the TBM breakthrough on August 29.

NORWAY: A ceremony in the suburb of Fløen on August 29 marked the breakthrough of the 7·8 km Ulriken tunnel, which construction authority Bane NOR claims is the first main line railway tunnel in the country to be bored by tunnel boring machine.The bore will complement an existing single track ...

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