{"id":18422,"date":"2024-12-17T13:35:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=18422"},"modified":"2024-12-17T13:35:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:35:35","slug":"breakthrough-made-on-grenland-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=18422","title":{"rendered":"Breakthrough made on Grenland Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Norway\u2019s Grenland tunnel a breakthrough has been achieved on the E18 motorway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following completion of excavation for the twin 5.1km-long tunnel for Lot 2, the breakthrough by Eiffage G\u00e9nie Civil and contractor Metrostav Norge on the northern section marks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a part of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport\u2019s E18 Langangen-Rugtvedt project, the Grenland tunnel is 17km long and includes a four-lane highway, bridges, and tunnels. Providing a bypass around the city of Porsgrunn, on the E18 highway between Oslo and Kristiansand is an advantage of this project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally presenting a design and build contracts for Lot 1 (Langangen-Lanner) and Lot 3 (Kj\u00f8rholt-Rugtvedt) is also up to Eiffage. While the scheduled date for delivering Lots 1 and 3 works is mid-2025,Lot 2 is planned for completion by early 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Norway\u2019s Grenland tunnel a breakthrough has been achieved on the E18 motorway. Following completion of excavation for the twin 5.1km-long tunnel for Lot 2, the breakthrough by Eiffage G\u00e9nie Civil and contractor Metrostav Norge on the northern section marks. As a part of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport\u2019s E18 Langangen-Rugtvedt project, the Grenland tunnel is 17km long and includes a four-lane highway, bridges, and tunnels. 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