– In the next few days, another round of strong winds awaits in Nordland, and it will once again cause problems for traffic in the county, says security and preparedness manager in Nordland county municipality, Jostein Eliassen.
For the second time in two days, he is asking Northerners to follow traffic information both on water and on land. Several speedboats and ferries will probably be docked in the coming days.
Red and orange
This time there is either a red or orange danger warning all over Nordland. Thus, no part of the county will be spared the extreme weather “Ingunn” in the coming days.
– It feels like I’m repeating myself, but with this kind of weather there are always canceled departures for the ferry, fast boat and bus. In addition, delays must be expected on the route offers that actually run, says Eliassen. He once again asks everyone who will be traveling by public transport in the coming days to keep a close eye on the website reisnordland.no, where messages about public transport are continuously updated. Several cancellations or possible cancellations for the next 24 hours are already out, he says in a press release on Tuesday.
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School bus
The security chief also asks municipalities, schools, parents and pupils to keep an eye on boats reisnordland.no, 175.no and the weather forecast, and to take precautions.
Even if the shuttle to school were to go in the morning, there may be a risk that the return will be canceled for both primary and secondary schools.
– Parents and students must pay close attention to whether there are messages from the schools. It also doesn’t hurt to check a couple of extra times in the morning on reisnordland.no and 175.no, to see what the conditions are like, he says.
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Closed bridges and roads
Many bridges and stretches of road in Nordland are exposed, and these can be closed at short notice.
– We cannot take any risks with life and health for motorists and passengers. Therefore, we ask everyone to respect the closure of bridges. We live in an area of Norway that is very exposed to the weather at this time of year. So in the coming days, we hope all northerners calculate their time very well if they are going out in traffic, so that everyone can get to where they are going safely, says Eliassen.
At the same time, he encourages everyone to follow along 175.no to find out if there are challenges in the traffic.
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High school
Continuous assessments are being made at the upper secondary schools as to whether it is necessary to make arrangements for digital teaching in some of the next two days, according to Eliassen.
– We can expect strong winds and snowy weather in many places in the county, and it is difficult to predict where it will hit the hardest. We ask all parents and students at the upper secondary school to keep an eye out for messages from the school in the coming days, via SMS or e-mail.
– If there is no separate notification, the students must initially attend school as usual. If there are still challenging weather conditions, the schools have good routines to take care of pupils who must have alternative teaching, says Eliassen.
2024-01-30 16:50:20
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