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World Tunnel Congress 2017 in Bergen: Surface Challenges – Underground Solutions

The Edvard Grieg Hall congress centre will be the venue of the WTC 2017 in Bergen with presentations in up to four parallel technical sessions, the 43rd ITA General Assembly and the exhibition Quelle/credit: NFF
The Edvard Grieg Hall congress centre will be the venue of the WTC 2017 in Bergen with presentations in up to four parallel technical sessions, the 43rd
ITA General Assembly and the exhibition
Quelle/credit: NFF
The city of Bergen is located on the west coast of Norway (left).The supporting programme of the WTC will include historic walking tours (middle) as well as site visits and technical tours, like the tour to the Kollsnes Gas Terminal (right) Quelle/credit: NFF
The city of Bergen is located on the west coast of Norway (left).The supporting programme of the WTC will include historic walking tours (middle) as well as site visits and technical tours, like the tour to the Kollsnes Gas Terminal (right)
Quelle/credit: NFF
Today Norway has more than 1800 road and rail tunnels, whose total length amounts to well over 1000 km. The Lærdal Tunnel ist the world’s longest road tunnel at 24.5 km and features comfortable lighting and driving variation to prevent fatigue during travel
Today Norway has more than 1800 road and rail tunnels, whose total length amounts to well over 1000 km. The Lærdal Tunnel ist the world’s longest road tunnel at 24.5 km and features comfortable lighting and driving variation to prevent fatigue during travel

Worldwide there is a quest for urban space driven by increasing urbanization. According to the ITACUS white paper (2010), more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas.

The challenges are numerous, and availability of space for necessary infrastructure is crucial. The underground is at present only marginally utilized, and the potential for extended and improved utilization is enormous.

From June 9 to June 15 the World Tunnel Congress (WTC) 2017 will take place in Bergen on the west coast of Norway. It is hosted by the Norwegian Tunnelling Society (NFF). The congress’ motto...

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