More forest roads rebuilt

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In total, 412 kilometres of all-year roads and summer roads were finished and approved in 2016. This is 77 kilometres more than in the previous year, according to new figures from the statistics Forest roads.

A total of 115 kilometres of new all-year forest roads and summer roads were built; an increase of 10 kilometres from 2015. A total of 156 kilometres of new winter roads and tractor roads were built and 68 kilometres were rebuilt in 2016.

Figure 1. Kilometres of forest roads finished and approved.

New all-year roads and summer roads All-year roads and summer roads rebuilt New winter roads and tractor roads
1988 870 523 2038
1989 814 621 2161
1990 739 733 2081
1991 768 683 1861
1992 780 766 1899
1993 523 641 1328
1994 482 532 987
1995 376 436 903
1996 303 327 832
1997 284 359 745
1998 290 503 707
1999 219 432 573
2000 166 436 614
2001 176 434 471
2002 189 500 605
2003 130 410 382
2004 93 300 305
2005 56 202 230
2006 68 221 234
2007 58 196 209
2008 74 316 236
2009 69 232 291
2010 83 300 188
2011 78 249 155
2012 92 264 189
2013 82 314 195
2014 70 364 175
2015 105 335 165
2016 115 412 156

Total costs for construction and reconstruction of forest roads amounted to NOK 268 million in 2016. Government subsidies accounted for NOK 98 million of the costs. The average cost per metre of all-year roads and summer roads built with government subsidies was NOK 707.

Figure 2. Average contruction cost per metre for all-year roads and summer roads for lorries built with government subsidies.

New roads Roads rebuilt
2004 381 217
2005 504 199
2006 368 156
2007 524 200
2008 471 205
2009 440 211
2010 583 240
2011 480 260
2012 657 298
2013 757 306
2014 726 282
2015 769 379
2016 707 346

Extensive forest roads network

Although there is little construction of new forest roads, the total length of such roads in Norway is extensive. A total of 49 400 kilometres of whole-year roads and summer roads were registered as per 1 January 2017. In comparison, the total length of public roads in Norway is approximately 94 000 kilometres.

Figure 3

Figure 3. Number of kilometre forest roads by square kilometre productive forest area¹

 

 

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