Trafikplats Tingstad in Gothenburg
In central Gothenburg, NCC built Trafikplats Tingstad on behalf of Trafikverket, delivering new roads and bridges that improved traffic flow in one of Gothenburg’s most heavily trafficked areas.
Trafikplats Tingstad (the Tingstad traffic intersection) is one of four sub-projects in the Marieholm Connection project, which form a new connection beneath the Göta Älv river. The traffic intersection is a part of the E6, which is the main traffic route between Gothenburg and Oslo. The project was completed in June 2020.
Heavy traffic during the construction period
This project constituted a major challenge as the area was heavily trafficked. The E6 passed straight through the construction area, carrying 80,000 cars every day. During the construction period, traffic was diverted to provisional roads.
“One of our priorities was to implement noise-reducing measures, and it was our ambition to minimise disruption to local residents,” said Nils Bjelm, Division Manager at NCC Infrastructure.
Asphalt from environmentally-adapted asphalt plants
A total of approximately 35,000 tons of asphalt was used in the project. This was manufactured at Kärraverket, which was one of NCC’s environmentally-friendly asphalt plants, where the use of fossil fuels was minimised and replaced with wood pellets. The asphalt from the existing road was torn up and recycled, and was then used in the new road surface and in other related projects.