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Blasting for Norrbotniabanan begins in Sävar

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  • Blasting for Norrbotniabanan railway has begun in Sävar.
  • Traffic on the E4 will stop multiple times daily until June.
  • There will be two to five blasts per day, with all E4 traffic halted during them.

Blasting for the Norrbotniabanan railway project has started in Sävar, Sweden. Traffic on the E4 highway will be stopped several times a day during the blasting, continuing until June. According to Gerhard Barrestål, project leader at Trafikverket, there will be between two and five blasts each day, and all traffic on the E4 will be halted in connection with them.

Barrestål stated that a blast is a blast and anything can happen, and one should never be completely sure about the risks.

there will be between two and five blasts each day, and all traffic on the E4 will be halted in connection with them

Gerhard Barrestål, project leader at Trafikverket

a blast is a blast and anything can happen, and one should never be completely sure about the risks

Gerhard Barrestål, project leader at Trafikverket

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