2 billion Norwegian kroner and is part of the Bypakke Tønsbergregionen, financed through tolls and public funds. Toll collection is planned to start in June. The bridge is expected to open no earlier than 2032.
Preparatory work will continue until the end of the year, with contractor Marthinsen & Duvholt employing around 20 workers. Work will only take place during daytime on weekdays. The current Kanalbrua from 1957 is the only road connection between Nøtterøy and the mainland.
It's fantastic that we are underway. We should of course have been here many years ago, but now we just have to be satisfied.
Demolition of houses purchased for the road project will begin after the summer. Mayor Tom Mello of Færder said, "It's fantastic that we are underway.
Then it goes without saying that we need an alternative.