– There will be heavy traffic. The Easter traffic has been spread over several days so far, but then the last group that will go to the mountain will arrive today, said traffic operator Mette Brunes in the East Traffic Center to VG on Wednesday morning.
She said that the most queues were expected between 12.00 and until between 14.00 and 15.00 on Wednesday.
– Plan your trip, keep a good distance and focus on what is happening in traffic. It is wise to calculate a little extra time, because there is a chance that you will spend more time than usual, Brunes urged.
At 1.30pm, Brunes says that the traffic has picked up.
– There is a queue north from Vangkrysset and on the E16 from Sollihøgda and north over Steinsletta in the direction of Hønefoss, she says, and adds:
– That’s where there is usually a queue, but otherwise it looks like the traffic is moving very smoothly on the E18 out towards Drammen.
There can be a queue here (detailed overview for the whole of Norway)
These sections can be the most challenging during the Easter rush hour, according to the Norwegian Road Administration:
- In the south: E18 Langangenkrysset – Rugtvedtkrysset, Rv. 7 Sokna – Ve-krysset, E134 Rauland–Notodden.
- In the West: E16 Bergen–Voss and E39 around Bergen and Stavanger with the ferry routes Lavik–Oppedal, Halhjem-Sandvikvåg and Arsvågen–Mortavika.
- In the middle: The ferry route fv. 715 Flakk – Rørvik.
- In the north: Mountain passes that are points of departure, i.a. E6 Saltfjellet, E10 Bjørnfjell, E6 Gratangsfjellet and E6 Sennalandet, due to poor detour possibilities in the event of storms or other incidents.
- In the East: E6 Oslo–Kløfta, E16 Sandvika–Sollihøgda, E18 Oslo–Asker/Drammen in connection with the exit, and E6 Øyer–Mjøsbrua, Rv. 25 through Elverum, E16 Hønefoss/Sollihøgda–Sandvika in connection with the journey home. E134 Hokksund – Drammen is also subject to queues.
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Haukelifjell: There may be delays of one and a half hours
Over the E134 Haukelifjell, there will be convoy driving all Wednesday.
– There the delays can be around an hour and a half, and maybe more eventually, says traffic operator Sara Bendikson in the South Road Traffic Center to VG at 2.20pm.
She also tells about delays of around 30 minutes on the E16 Sollihøgda-Hønefoss.
– There are also some delays towards Mjøndalen, but nothing of great importance, concludes Bendikson.
Wait until Easter Monday
In an article on its website, the National Road Administration writes that Wednesday and Easter Sunday are the Easter days with the greatest chance of queues.
All in all, however, there are very few traffic delays during Easter week.
– It may be a good idea to wait with your return journey until Easter Monday if you want to avoid queues, but unfortunately there is no guarantee. Weather and traffic conditions and other incidents can affect the traffic situation locally, says Nils Karbø, director of the Norwegian Road Administration.
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The Norwegian Road Administration writes that delays at Easter tend to only be a phenomenon in southern Norway, and not in central Norway or northern Norway.
Traffic operator Brunes adds that, based on her experience, there tends to be little traffic on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.
According to Brunes, relatively good weather is expected across the country, which should not hinder traffic on Wednesday.
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Trouble in the mountains
The police in Innlandet report at 12.06 a collision from behind on the mountain Skeikampen in Gausdal municipality, and write that there are a number of traffic challenges at the site.
A witness at the scene tells VG about long queues and standstill in traffic.
Traffic operator Annie Serup in the Vegtrafikksentralen tells VG that it is slippery on the spot.
– There are certainly many who are going to the mountains. I see that there are red lines on Google Maps that can give indications of heavy traffic and queues, says Serup.
At 1:12 p.m., the police report that the road has been cleared.
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