Statens vegvesen considers today the busiest departure day for Easter traffic. The 'Dieselbrølet' action is causing slow traffic in several places in Norway. A head-on collision occurred on E134 at Brunkeberg, causing long queues, emergency services reported.
E18 and Varoddbroa in Kristiansand were closed for nearly three hours due to roof plates blowing off a building, police said. E134 over Haukelifjell was opened for normal traffic at 12:00 after earlier closure, according to Statens vegvesen. All traffic over Nordhordlandsbroen on E39 was stopped after a cabinet blew off a van, police reported.
E18 was reopened after inspection of the roof, police confirmed. E6 at Vingrom in Lillehammer was closed due to debris from a blasting operation, according to Vegtrafikksentralen Øst. 6 m/s, Statens vegvesen said.
Several cars drove off the road on E6 at Takelvdalen in Målselv due to slippery conditions; no injuries were reported, police said. A wall collapsed onto Storasundvegen in Karmøy, but the road was cleared quickly, police reported. All mountain passes from Vestlandet to Austlandet are open except rv.
55 Sognefjellet, according to Statens vegvesen. 5 tons must drive in convoy, Statens vegvesen said. E6 was closed between Leistad and Storsand in Malvik for about 30-45 minutes to recover a broken-down lorry, according to Vegtrafikksentralen Midt.
A lorry with a puncture closed a ramp at Nardolokket in Trondheim for about half an hour, Vegtrafikksentralen reported. Snow on roads in Lyngdal, Farsund, and Flekkefjord is causing challenging driving conditions, according to Vegtrafikksentralen. Nils Karbø, avdelingsdirektør for Vegtrafikksentralen i Statens vegvesen, advised traveling outside peak times to save time and frustration.
Tilia Mathre, trafikkoperatør, noted that while there is traffic heading out of Oslo on E6, it is very quiet for Easter departure. In northern Norway and Sweden, three buses were involved in a traffic accident in Kongsbakken, Tromsø due to extreme slippery conditions, police said. All buses in Kongsbakken were removed and the road reopened by around 08:00, police reported.
We were going to buy dinner and then we drove over a bump. We flew quite a bit.
A yellow warning for snowdrift is in effect for parts of Finnmark and Nord-Troms, according to the Meteorological Institute. Several roads in Finnmark are under convoy driving or closed due to weather, Statens vegvesen said. E6 over Saltfjellet is closed due to poor visibility from snowdrift, Statens vegvesen reported.
A mudslide on E10 in Fiskerfjorden caused acute high mortality of 9,300 salmon at a fish farm, according to Holmøy Havbruk. A sinkhole appeared on E12 near Hemavan, Sweden, but was repaired and reopened by the next morning, Trafikverket said. Between 1,200 and 1,500 chickens fell from a transport onto E20 between Skara and Götene, closing the road for an hour, police reported.
Malte Marklund described driving over a bump and flying quite a bit, according to Göteborgs-Posten. Water is flooding roads in Skagafjörður, Iceland, due to rapid snowmelt, Vegagerðin reported. The A66 in County Durham and Cumbria is closed to high-sided vehicles due to strong winds, National Highways said.
All international flights in Iceland were cancelled until noon due to a storm, Icelandic authorities reported. Dozens of cars and buses were stuck in snowdrifts in Zabaikalsky Krai, Russia; over 250 people were evacuated, according to the Russian Emergency Ministry. E18 eastbound between Grums and Karlstad is closed for road work until 22 May, causing detours, Trafikverket reported.
A quick clay landslide at Nesvatnet in Levanger on 30 August 2025 killed one person and pulled a car into the water, police said. Three companies (Bane Nor, Infrakraft, Niras) have suspect status in the investigation, police reported. The investigation is expected to be completed by autumn 2026, police said.
Kjetil Bruland Sørensen, politiadvokat, stated that the investigation is ongoing, with interviews conducted and findings strengthening suspicion against some companies, revealing possible criminal offenses. Gunnhild H. Synnestvedt, konserndirektør for etterleving og sikkerheit i Bane Nor, expressed condolences to the bereaved and acknowledged the significant strain on the car driver.
A new snowplow station on E69 near Skarvbergtunnelen has been officially opened, costing 20 million NOK, Statens vegvesen said. The station includes an emergency station for travelers during long closures, Statens vegvesen reported. Lena Brox, byggeleder Statens vegvesen, highlighted the safety of having a place to thaw cars and provide shelter for crews and travelers.
Statens vegvesen plans to build 14 avalanche towers at five avalanche points along E69.