The new double track line between Oslo and Ski is currently the biggest infrastructure project in Norway and includes a 19, 5 km twin-tube single track tunnel. (Norway’s longest railway tunnel to date.) The high-speed railway tunnel is designed for maximum tunnel capacity, safety and availability for maintenance.

www.tunnel.no is the English language home page of the Norwegian Tunnelling Society (NFF), the professional association of the rock blasting and tunnelling industry of Norway. The home page is operated by NFF in co-operation with NTNU and supported by a number of prominent companies and institutions involved in the industry. With focus on surface rock excavation, underground construction and related topics, the web site presents important aspects of rock excavation technology, covering the entire range of services, from design and contract philosophy to excavation and end use. The web site makes Norwegian technology accessible to prospective partners and to professionals in the rock excavation industry. The information is based on the extensive experience cumulated through decades of rock blasting and underground excavation, which has resulted in over 5.000 km of tunnels since NFF was founded in 1963

The meeting took place 7.May subsequent to the Spring Conference. The Directors Annual Report underlines progress, high level of activity, arrangements well attended and accounts presenting agreeable figures. Chairman Jan kristiansen ended his two years service with thanks and flowers from the Society.

In June 2012, the at-that-time Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, invited the Norwegian Parliament “to draw a new map of the greater Stavanger area” (south-west in the country), a request for Parliament to approve the project Ryfast.

The project was approved - now is time for tunnelling!

The Norwegian coastline with numerous deep fjords are certainly facinating for tourists; for the industry, the highway authorities and people living in these areas feelings are mixed. The industry needs efficient transports, i.e. good roads. The development of new roads in our country however, is a timeconsuming process.
December 2012 a report on the development of a 1031 km long coastal highway was released by the Norwegian Road Authorities.

The ESSEEEM project is in the process of further development.
A group of interested members started early 2012 a review of the output with a view to possible/needed or preferred modifications modifificationshas during prepared a reviewed the output.

This will be discussed during an EFEE workshop to take place in The Netherlands 24.-25. April this year

The E6-Dovre Line Joint Project is a collaboration
between the Norwegian Public
Roads Administration and the National Rail
Administration to build a section of the four lane
E6 road and double track railway between
Minnesund in the municipality of Eidsvoll and
Kleverud in Stange.

Subsea tunnels, immersed tunnels, bridges and ferries will be dealt with. Venue Bergen on the West Coast of Norway from16.June through 19.june 2013

Rana Gruber AS is one of Norway’s larger companies within iron ore mining and iron ore beneficiation and one of the key companies in the area of Nordland in Norway. The company is owned by Leonhard Nilsen & Sønner AS (LNS) a Norwegian specialist in tunneling and infrastructure works.

The conference took place 24.-25.November 2012 in the presence of some 900 people from the societies and the heavy construction sector

Oslo, the Capital City of Norway has some 600.000 inhabitants; including the greater urban area the number is twice as large. To ease traffic to and from and hopefully influence private car traffic in an environmental perspective, railway connections are being upgraded.

While reconstruction of the north- and westbound lines has been ongoing for several years, the eastbound line is in a planning stage with construction start expected around 2014.

The NFF Annual general meeting will take place Tuesday 7.May 2013. Agenda items as specified in the Articles of Association

The annual report is not yet released, but some information are available.