This is the summer's biggest road and two new posts

the Summer not only means sunshine, swimming, and vacation. The season is a busy time of the year when the country's roads and railways will be repaired and expanded. The dmv is implementing several jobs, some more comprehensive and complex than others. This means that both transport users and rail passengers need to plan their trips well to avoid unnecessary hassle.

" Our advice is that you are out in good time and using our website in order to know how accessibility see out on our roads and how the situation looks in the train traffic. I feel that the understanding that we need to implement these jobs is quite good, and we do everything we can to ensure that the information is kept up to date by our centres, " says Roberto Maiorana, director of traffic management and traffic planning at the Swedish transport administration.

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a number of surfacing work to be carried out, inter alia, on the E4 highway between Norrköping, sweden and Gränna, and on the E18/E20 between Örebro and Arboga.

Summer is the a period of time with the right conditions for carrying out the surfacing work. Not only is it the right temperatures in the surroundings and, secondly, not as much traffic as during the rest of the year because many people who commute have a holiday, " says Roberto Maiorana.

Roberto Maiorana. Photo: the Swedish transport administration

But he also has the understanding that it can be difficult to get around in their direction, but also urge road users to respect the fact that there are people who work along the roads and to their security is important.

" We want everyone to go to their job and feel that it is safe, but also to all come home unharmed when the working day is over.

in traffic it gets messy. Also the train traffic will be affected when the main work on the country's railways. It would prove to be as hot as last summer, it may also mean further disruption.

– the Weather gives in most cases the right conditions for the works on the railways, but it is just too hot, it may be difficult to carry out welding work when we have to take into account the fire risk, and relate to it, " says Roberto Maiorana.

One of the major järnvägsarbetena is the renovation of the so-called Getingmidjan. It is the stretch between Stockholm central and Stockholm södra, and that for the second year in a row is turned off. The works will last between 26 weeks and 33, which means that travelers instead have to go with the SL commuter train to the city.

– at this stage we will replace the bridges. It is complex, but also an exciting part of the project. We should also remember that we are making improvements to the railway should be able to keep for many years to come.

there may be interference when the rail yard in Olskroken will be rebuilt. Where meet in the present Bohusbanan, Norway-/Vänerbanan and the Western main line for common entrance to Gothenburg central station, which has led to capacity shortages. Now the railroad tracks rather than crossing each other on additional places so that more trains can pass the area at the same time.

– if there is a malfunction in such a place are affected a great deal of traffic, but you can separate the tracks will the disruptions in place to reduce, " says Robert Maiorana.

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