The Project ‘Sub-section B, Holmen — Maurnes’ is the first sub-project in the main project ‘Improvement of County Road 82 Sortland-Risøyham’. The section is from the Kvalsaukan Bridge up to the sports facility in the outskirts of Maurnes. The total length of the section is approx. 4.6 km.

The road shall be reinforced and improved to a width of 6.5 m, new foot and cycle paths shall be constructed, and street lights shall be assembled and installed along the entire section.

Some principal quantities:

18,000 m3 rock blasting

2,880 m closed drainage

54 subdrains shall be replaced

34,100 m2 Agb16 (road)

14,000 m2 Agb16 (foot/cycle paths)

1,800 m railings

99 street lights

As a part of the project, cable channels shall be execavated for Vesterålskraft, as well as some Water and Sewage alterations for Sortland municipality.

2 older barns and a garage which are situated too close to the road shall be demolished.

The road section is a way to school and special considerations thereof must be taken during the entire project period.