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Increased flexibility and freedom
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For the inhabitants of small communities in Southern Norway, such as Feda, the upgraded section of the E39 means flexibility and increased mobility. People in the local community will have more freedom to choose where and when to go shopping or socialise. Less time spent commuting to work is another advantage. The existing road, crossing the mouth of the village river and representing a barrier between the community and the sea, has been relocated to the landscape behind the village. The old bridge will be torn down to in order to reopen Feda's waterfront that once was the reason for the location of the settlement.
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Furthermore, drivers in the area save additional minutes with the upgrade of the E39 section between Lyngdal and Flekkefjord, west of Kristiansand. Some 30 km of low standard road has been replaced by a 17.5 km modern dual carriageway meaning a reduction in travelling time of 20 to 30 minutes on the average car journey. The modern road facilities are also believed to limit the number of severe accidents, and furthermore the reduced fuel consumption will benefit the environment.
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The project is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) involving VKR Group, Alfarveg and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. It encompasses approx. 17.5 km new dual carriageway with slip roads and lay-bys, seven tunnels and a total of seven bridges, trailed by a 570 m suspension bridge. In addition, on 20 km of existing highway, three tunnels have received new entrances and two km of road have been repaired.
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For Ramboll this has been a large and complex assignment comprising road and landscape design, bridge and retaining wall construction, drainage systems, environmental analyses, geotechnical engineering, and interdisciplinary control. 3D modelling was used for some of the design work.
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