Coastal Highway Route E39 Project
Teknologidagene
22th September 2015
Trondheim
Kjartan J Hove/ Jørn Arve Hasselø/ Harald
I. Johnsen
Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Coastal Highway Route E39
E39 Kristiansand - Trondheim
1100 km
7 Ferry links
Remaining on
E39
•Tunnels (sub sea)
•Fjord Crossings
(bridges)
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Coastal Highway Route E39
Kristiansand – Stavanger – Harestad X Rogfast
Kristiansand – Ålgård
– Planning corridors (roads and brigdes)
– Nye veier AS
Ålgård – Stavanger
– Planning
– Design
(smaller part around Sandnes under constrution)
Stavanger – Harestad X Rogfast
– Building
– Planning
Coastal Highway Route E39
Fjord Crossings Characteristics
(Width, Depth)
Halsafjorden, 2 km, 5-600 m
Romsdalsfjorden, 15,5 km Subsea
tunnel 350 MBSL + 1,6 km bridge, 5600 m
Sulafjorden, 3,8 km, 500 m
Vartdalsfjorden, 2,1 km, 600 m
Nordfjorden, 1,4 km, 500 m
Sognefjorden, 3,7 km, 1250 m
Bjørnafjorden, 5 km, 5-600 m
Langenuen, 1,3 km, 500 m
Boknafjorden, Rogfast Subsea
Tunnels 27 km, 390 MBSL
Coastal Highway Route E39
Boknafjorden, The Rogfast Project
Boknafjorden, Rogfast
Subsea Tunnels 27 km
390 MBSL
Coastal Highway Route E39
The Tunnel Alignment (Rogfast, Boknafjorden)
Twin tunnel with cross-sections of T10,5
Design speed 100 km/h
Maximum gradient will be 5%
Maximum depth is 392 mbsl
Total length about 27 km
Total cost approx NOK 12,2 billion
Financing
– Toll money NOK 9,5 billion
– State share NOK 2,7 billion
Under design
Tender 2018/2019, building 2019/2020
E39 RogfastBergen
• Road (approx 65 –
60 km)
• Bridges
• Tunnels (incl
subsea)
• Under planning
• Building 2020
Bjørnafjorden
Langenuen
Coastal Highway Route E39
E39 Rogfast – Bergen
Rogfast – Stord
– Planning (roads and subsea tunnel(?))
– Approx 65 km
Stord – Os
– Brigdes (Langenuen and Bjørnafjord)
– Approx 60 km
Os – Bergen
– Start constrution 2015
Coastal Highway Route E39
E39, Fixed link across the Bjørnafjord
width: 5000 m, depth: 550 m
Floating bridge in combination with suspension bridge
Coastal Highway Route E39
Feasibility study, The Sognefjord
– how to cross
Beautiful, but difficult to
cross with a fixed link
Width: approx. 3.7 km
Depth: 1300 m,
sudden deep waters
approx. 1500 m to rock
Navigation channel required for large cruise ships
Coastal Highway Route E39
Bergen, west
Sotrasambandet
• PPP, brigde and road, smaller tunnels
• Planning
Coastal Highway Route E39
E39,
Sognefjorden- Grodås
Planning
Ongoing and
upcoming tender,
road and tunnel
Bridges after 2020
Coastal Highway Route E39
Region Center
Harald Inge Johnsen, Project manager
E39 Romsdalsfjorden
Jørn Arve Hasselø, Project manager
E39 Vartdalsfjorden
E39 Sulafjorden
E39 Halsafjorden
Volda-Ålesund
Via Hareidlandet
Feasibility study on
two fjord crossings
– Sulafjorden
– Vartdalsfjorden
Tunnel Volda-Furene
Tunnel safety
Vegsund-Breivika
Ålesund-Molde
45-50 min reduction in travel time
Known technology
– Worlds fourth longest suspension bridge
– 15,5 km subseatunnel
High socioeconomic benefit
Molde-Bergsøya
New hospital for
Nordmøre and
Romsdal at Hjelset
Increased labour and
settlement market
Årø-Hjelset
Bjerkeset-Astad
Bergsøya-Klett
Feasibility study on Halsafjorden
Road development
– Betna-Stormyra: Narrow road
– Harangen-Thamshamn: New E39, access to regional
port
– Thamshamn-Klett: Tunnel safety
E39 Romsdalsfjorden
Harald Inge Johnsen, project manager
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E39 Romsdalsfjorden
Region midt, near Molde
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E39 Ålesund-Molde
Kjerringsundet
E39 Romsdalsfjorden
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E39 Romsdalsfjorden
Zoning plan finished in 2016
Technologically feasible today
Total cost: 16 billion NOK +/-25% (2015)
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E39 Romsdalsfjorden
15,5km subsea road tunnel with twin tubes and four lanes.
Max 5 % incline
1960 m long suspension bridge with 1625m span. Four
lanes and bicycle and pedestrian path.
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E39 Romsdalsfjorden
Core drilling
● Core drilling along the entire route of the tunnel from
April 2015 to mid 2016.
● Holes with lengths between 1500 and 2200 m.
● Drill cores extracted for examination
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E39 Romsdalsfjorden
Suspension bridge
Suspension bridge with 1625 m span is
technologically feasible today (Storebæltbrua
in Denmark has 1624 m span)
High clearance beneath bridge 65m HAT
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E39 Romsdalsfjorden
Wind measurements
● Wind measured continuously since the end of 2013
● Preliminary results show moderate winds – some great
gust
● Wind tunnel in Denmark to test stability – ok results
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E39 Romsdalsfjorden
Implementation of the project will be
clarified in the next National Transport
Plan (2018-2029).
So far considered construction period of
5-6 years.
Type of contracts discussed – not decided
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Coastal Highway Route E39 Project
E39 Kristiansand-Trondheim
Sulafjorden
● Width: 3200 – 5000 meters
● Depth: 420 meters.
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Coastal Highway Route E39 Project
Ship traffic analyses – Sulafjorden
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Ship traffic in
the fjords
Time periode from
January 2014 ->
January 2015
● E39 Sulafjorden
Metocean
Swell RP 100
Maximum Hs [m] for all directions
and all peak periods
Wind waves RP 100
Maximum Hs [m] for all directions
and all peak periods
29
E39 Sulafjorden
Alternative routes across the fjord
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● E39 Sulafjorden
Suspension bridge – span 2800m
31
● E39 Sulafjorden
Floating Suspension bridge l= 4000m
Ellipse floater with moonpool
32
E39 Sulafjorden
Suspension bridge on GBS - Span 2x2000m
The deck is composed of
two closed steel box
girders connected with
cross beams every 20m
and steel transvers
bulkheads every 4m along
the bridge.
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E39 Sulafjorden
Suspension bridge on GBS, Span 2 x 2000m
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Coastal Highway Route E39 Project
Halsafjorden
● Width: 2000 meters
● Depth: 490 meters
Bridge site
25.11.2013
E39 Halsafjord
● Supension bridge
– 2050m main span
– 265m towers in concrete
– Sidespans in concrete
Suspension bridge - Halsafjord
Aerodynamic properties
07.10.2014
• Wind tunnel testing is currently being performed
• Various configurations of split box-girders are now
tested
E39 Halsafjorden
2 x span l= 1000 m, Floating TLP-pontoon
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Coastal Highway Route E39 Project – Region center
Project development model
A. Feasibility
study
•Technical and operational
feasibility evaluation of
different designs
B. Concept
study
•Design rules
•Design basis
•Technology qualification
program
C. Preengineering
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• Concept evaluation of the
bridge design
documentation
• Directorate of Public
Roads/National Rules for
design of bridges –N400
Coastal Highway Route E39 Project – Region center
Project plan
A. Feasibility
study
• E39 Sulafjorden: 2014-2015
• E39 Halsafjorden: 2013-2015
B. Concept
study
• E39 Sulafjorden: 2016-2018
• E39 Halsafjorden: 2016-2017
C. Preengineering
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Concept evaluation:
Sulafjorden: 2019-2020
Halsafjorden: 2018-2019