The Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the National Rail Administration have worked together to ensure integrated planning and development of the road and railway between Brøhaug and Strandlykkja.
A total of 21.5 km of four-lane motorway and 16.8 km of dual-track railway are to be built alongside Lake Mjøsa under the E6-Dovrebanen joint project. Work has been divided into three subsections. The contract for the middle section will be jointly carried out by Veidekke (60%) and Hochtief (40%).
The contract includes 5.6km of four-lane E6 motorway, including the 2.3km Morskog tunnel and 6.8km dual-track railway, including the 3.9 km Ulvin tunnel and the 200m Morstua tunnel. There will also be a 6km pedestrian and cycle path.
Work will start next month. The new road will be completed in October 2014 and the new dual-track railway in the autumn of 2015.
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