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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

Kevin H. Coyle
 

Kevin H. Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

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Hydraulic Engineering
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,Columbia CT 06237 / United States Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

Regional Manager California

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,San Gabriel, California 91775 / United States Regional Manager California

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,3215 67th Avenue Pl,Greeley CO 80634 / United States Regional Manager Central US

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

Regional Manager Southeast

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,Summerfield NC 27358 / United States Regional Manager Southeast

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Pierce Runnels, Civil Engineer
   

Pierce Runnels

General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,22 Centro Algodones , Civil Engineer General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Tim Shevlin
 

Tim Shevlin

Sales Director

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,Salem OR 97302 / United States Sales Director

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