📋 Tender Overview
The government has submitted a proposal for the Alesund City Package. Alesund will thus have an efficient and reliable transport system. The city package facilitates that more people will choose to cycle walk and travel by public transport. The largest project that is now in place is the E136 Breivika Lerstad starting with the development already in 2022 says Minister of Transport Knut Arild Hareide.The most important projects are the construction of a new access road east-west E136 Breivika Lerstad and on to Campus establishment of a new street terminal with public transport routes in the access streets for public transport in lesund center as well as bicycle lanes over the new Brosund bridge and pedestrian passage under this and under Hellebrua along Brosundet. In addition there will be the development of a public transport hub at Campus and lesund Hospital as well as measures to increase access for buses with good routes the proposal states.The total financial framework for the package is about NOK 4 billion. E136 Breivika Lerstad has a budget of NOK 2 billion. In addition there is the project E136 Lerstadtoppen Campus which is an extension of Breivika Lerstad with a budget of NOK 460 million. In line with local decisions it is planned to collect tolls for up to 15 years.lesund is growing. Many people want to settle here and there is a lot of activity in the business community. The limit for capacity on the road network has soon been reached in parts of the city and the offer to pedestrians and cyclists is not good enough. There is also relatively little use of public transport. With this city package lesund will be better equipped to grow in a good way says the Minister of Transport.E136 Breivika-LerstadThe central project in the city package is E136 Breivika Lerstad. The project is in the first six-year period in the National Transport Plan 20222033. E136 is the access road to lesund. The project will help to promote environmentally friendly transport by freeing up road capacity for buses and by making it easier for pedestrians and cyclists. The project will provide better traffic reduced travel time and better traffic safety the proposal states. Better capacity and access on this road will also be important for commercial transport in lesund. The project includes the construction of a new 4-lane road in a tunnel from Breivika to Lerstad a stretch of about 3 km. In the west a new two-level intersection will be built. Construction is planned to start for the project in 2022.
