Due to heavy snowfall and wind, Vegtrafikksentralen has decided to close national highway 7 over Hardangervidda.
A new assessment will be made at 6am on Sunday morning.
The E134 over Haukelifjell is also closed as a result of the storm.
– It is snowing, and the plow crews are unable to keep the crossings open. There is too much snow, says traffic operator Stein Nestås in the Vegtrafikksentralen west to Dagbladet.
For those who have to go east or west tonight, he recommends driving over Filefjell or Hemsedal.
– They are often the last to close, he says.
– HEAVY SNOW FALL: It has also started to snow heavily in Eastern Norway on Saturday evening, according to the Road Traffic Center. Here from the E6 at Furuset in Oslo. Photo: National Road Administration Web camera
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Hol – Aurland is also open, but is affected by the storm and can be closed at short notice.
Buses are stuck
Late Saturday evening, it has also started to snow in Eastern Norway.
– It snows quite heavily, so it gets slippery while it’s on. It has been announced that there will be some snow tonight, so if you are going out for a drive, you must be prepared that it may be slippery, says traffic operator Christofa Kay-Nilsen at Vegtrafikksentralen east to Dagbladet.
CLOSED: Highway 7 over Hardangervidda was closed on Saturday evening, because the plow crews are unable to keep the snow away. Here from Leiro bom. Photo: Norwegian Public Roads Administration webcam.
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She says they are in dialogue with the plowing crews, who will start plowing.
So far, no major traffic problems have been reported.
On Lindebergeveien in the Alna district of Oslo, however, there are some who struggle with the snow.
– There are at least three buses that are stuck on the smooth road. A total of eight buses are involved, but it is unknown how many need help. We are waiting for a tow truck, says operations manager Alexander Østhaug in the Oslo police district.
He does not know the exact sequence of events, but says it appears that the buses are struggling to get up a hill on the smooth surface.
Can continue on Sunday
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued a yellow danger warning for heavy snow along the mountain passes in southern Norway. The warning applies until Sunday morning.
traffic operator Stein Nestås warns that the weather may also last beyond tomorrow.
– The crews are doing their best to keep it open, but there can certainly be problems beyond tomorrow as well, says Nestås.
Until Sunday afternoon, there is also a yellow warning for snow in parts of Agder and Østlandet west of the Oslofjord.
