Sandvika, 2 June 2025 (OSE: NORCO): Bergen Municipality has awarded Norconsult the assignment of planning and zoning the Bergen Light Rail (Bybanen) from the city centre to Sandviken. The project will commence shortly and encompasses all disciplines required to deliver a zoning plan by June 2026.
Bybanen is an integral component of Bergen's urban landscape, serving as the main artery of the city's public transport system. Its development is aimed at enhancing the urban environment and providing a safe, efficient and sustainable mode of transportation.
Norconsult's assignment includes the technical feasibility study and zoning plan for Bybanen from the city centre to Sandviken. Additionally, a technical preliminary project and regulatory plan for the main cycle solution on the same route will be developed. These plans are part of the regulatory plan for Bybanen to Åsane (phase 5).
"We are very pleased that Bergen Municipality has selected Norconsult to develop the new zoning plan for the stretch from the city centre to Sandviken. With our solid expertise in key areas such as rail technology, road and traffic solutions, urban planning, and structural engineering, we are confident that Bergen Municipality will receive a plan that facilitates the realisation of Bybanen to Åsane as a safe, efficient, and sustainable means of transport," says Vegard Jacobsen, Executive Vice President, Norway Regions, at Norconsult.
The project is complex with many planning challenges, numerous interfaces, and technical difficulties. This requires specialised expertise and Norconsult has put together an experienced team with extensive experience from previous Bybanen projects for Bergen Municipality.
The estimated value of the contract is NOK 60 million.
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Norconsult is a leading pan-Nordic interdisciplinary consulting firm, combining engineering, architecture and digital expertise across projects of all sizes, for private and public customers in infrastructure, energy and industry, buildings and architecture. Headquartered in Sandvika, Norway, Norconsult's delivery model is centred around knowledge hubs and local presence through approximately 6,600 employees across more than 140 offices in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Poland and Finland.