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So it was at the Nationaltheatret station on Monday morning. Photo: TORE KRISTIANSEN
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is calling for a home office to avoid long lines in traffic in Oslo and Viken, after 3,800 bus drivers went on strike. So far no problems have arisen, neither in traffic nor in public transport.
– There is a good flow and it looks like normal morning traffic, Norwegian Public Highway Administration traffic operator Mikael Olsen tells VG.
On Sunday evening, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Ruter encouraged people to stay home if possible.
– It would have been very nice if those who can have a home office, took it. Then there will be a slightly smaller queue, traffic operator Anne Hårstad of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration tells VG on Sunday evening.
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No more passengers than normal
There has been no noticeable increase in passengers on public transport in Oslo, according to Ruter.
– In the metro it does not seem that there is a higher occupancy than normal, and in the tram you do not notice more people than usual. Norled, who drives a boat to Nesodden, reports that they have more bicycles on board, but no more people than normal, says communications consultant at Ruter Øystein Dahl Johansen to VG.
– We have an operational director who is watching, who reports that it appears that people have found other means of transportation. It’s great that people have followed the recommendation not to travel or look for alternatives, he says.
There are delays on all metro lines as a result of a commutation problem between the Storting and Jernbanetorget, says Johansen.
– The problem arose around eight thirty, and was solved around nine. There will be delays on all lines until they can re-enter normal traffic, says Johansen.
The size of the delays will vary, according to Ruter.
– It will be updated in the application, says the communications consultant to VG.
TRAIN: So it is at Oslo Central Station on Monday morning. Photo: Benjamin Brekken
On Sunday, Ruter also asked those who will be riding unaffected public transportation, such as trams, subways, trains and boats, to stay home if they can.
– Ruter notes that there can be many passengers on the tram, subway, train and boat, which could mean that Ruter cannot arrange for passengers to maintain the recommended distance, they wrote in a press release Sunday, adding:
– Do not travel unless necessary, keep the recommended distance and use a bandage in accordance with the recommendations of the health authorities.
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The company also claims that its travel app has not been updated, so travelers may find travel options that are not correct.
At the Jernbanetorget tram stop, VG meets the passenger Svein Erik Urstrømmen, who takes the tram every day.
– I feel more pressure than last week, he tells VG.
You have not been notified of overcrowded trains
Bane NOR also reports that there may be additional congestion on its trains due to the bus strike.
Vy’s communications manager, Åge-Christoffer Lundeby, told VG on Monday morning that they had not received any reports of crowded trains.
– We see there are a few more passengers, but it’s been the last few days, says Lundeby.
QUESTIONER: Despite the bus strike, it was calm Monday morning at Asker station. Photo: Terje Bendiksby, NTB
Affects city and regional buses
3,800 bus drivers were taken out on strike Sunday morning after the parties failed to reach an agreement. This affects all Ruter city and regional buses in Oslo and Viken. Buses to Østfold and Brakar public transport are also parked, with some exceptions for school transport. The strike also affects buses of the train service to Vy, airport buses and school buses, NTB writes.
If the conflict persists, a total of about 12,000 drivers could be removed.
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TAIL: Morning traffic runs towards Oslo on the E18 from Drammen. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB
Hundreds more vehicles
During the road authority inspection on E6 in the Nordby tunnel on Sunday, a maximum of 3,091 vehicles were registered between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM, compared to 2,447 vehicles at the same time the previous week.
On the E18 towards Oslo from the west at the Høvik measuring point, this Sunday there were at most more crossings than last.
And at the Nydalen measurement point on National Highway 150 in Oslo, which is popularly called Ring 3, more vehicles were registered during the bus strike on Sunday than the week before.
Both between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., 4,530 vehicles were registered passing through here. In comparison, 4,328 and 4,419 vehicles passed here last Sunday, respectively.
VG has taken as a starting point the measures of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration for vehicles less than 5.6 meters.
