Tunnel Management |
The Swedish Transport
Administration
(Trafikverket)’s €3.1 billion
(US$3.5 billion) Stockholm
Bypass (Förbifart Stockholm) will
create a 21km (13 miles), six-lane
stretch of orbital highway, diverting
the European E4 route around the
city and connecting with the
Norrortsleden to complete a new,
outer ring-road.
Demographic considerations
The Stockholm Bypass is expected to
carry approximately 140,000 vehicles
each day by 2035, strengthening
network resilience and underwriting
the Swedish capital’s continued
economic growth. “Our population of
2 million is expected to reach 2.5
million by 2030,” says Trafikverket
project manager for installations, Leif
Eklöf. “The city grows by 100 persons
per day – equal to two full buses
arriving. Our traffic system is underdimensioned
and also vulnerable,
with only one major link over Lake
Mälaren and the Bay of Saltsjön. By
providing a more reliable link
between northern and southern
urban cores, the bypass will create
a single market for jobs, homes
and services.”
“Stockholm is built on a number
of islands and shaped like an
A new bypass being built in Stockholm is expected to improve
the quality of life in the Swedish capital as it provides a more
reliable connection between the north and south of the city.
Underground Jack Roper reports on the massive infrastructure project 044 Traffic Technology International July/August 2019
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