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Rockfall Protection - Honningsvåg 2012

GBE-3000A - Geobrugg's closest barrier to the North Pole

Rockfall Protection - Honningsvåg 2012

Protected road along the fence

Rockfall Protection - Honningsvåg 2012

Rock face connection - our adaptation to the terrain

Rockfall Protection - Honningsvåg 2012

Thanks to the barrier the road is safe

Rockfall Protection - Honningsvåg 2012

Barrier with boulders

Rockfall Protection - Honningsvåg 2012

The GBE-3000A is made of SIPDER® spiral wire net S4-130 and of TECCO® G80/4

Rockfall Protection - Honningsvåg 2012

The barrier holds back rocks

Rockfall Protection - Honningsvåg 2012

Impact in November 2019, the so-called «steinsprangnett og fanggjerde», the support rope separation did its job

Rockfall Protection - Honningsvåg 2012

Protected road with barrier holding back rock blocks, November 2019

 

Systems

 

System length

800 m

 

Year of installation

2012

Initial situation

Honningsvåg situated in the very North of Norway is its northernmost city. To the Nordkapp (North Cape) it takes a 30 minutes drive. The coastal road was threatened by rockfall.

(steinsprang gjerde)

Description

A GBE-3000A rockfall barrier was installed in 2002 and protects the road since.

Customer

Statens Vegvesen

Contractor

DS

Protected object

Road

Corrosion protection

Galvanized, GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Your local contact

Roger Moor
   

Roger Moor

Country Manager Ost- und Zentralschweiz, Liechtenstein

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Geobrugg AG,Aachstrasse 11,8590 Romanshorn / Switzerland Country Manager Ost- und Zentralschweiz, Liechtenstein

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René Müller
   

René Müller

Country Manager Kantone AG BE BL BS FR GE JU NE SO VD VS

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Geobrugg AG,Industriestrasse 21,5200 Brugg / Switzerland Country Manager Kantone AG BE BL BS FR GE JU NE SO VD VS

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Alexander Bittendorfer
   

Alexander Bittendorfer

Project Manager Inspection Services

Natural Hazards
Geobrugg AG,Aachstrasse 11,8590 Romanshorn / Switzerland Project Manager Inspection Services

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Isacco Toffoletto
   

Isacco Toffoletto

Ticino Country Manager

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining / Tunnels
Geobrugg AG Ticino,Stabile Cometal, via Pizzante 7,6595 Riazzino / Switzerland Ticino Country Manager

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