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Scandinavian Truckers Fear This Arctic Road - Closed 107 Times in One Winter

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There is only one road into Nordkapp, the E69 from Olderfjord up to Honningsvåg at the top of Norway, and in the winter of 2017-2018 the road authority closed it 107 times. In this video I go through what a closure really means up there, why wind, snow and rockfall shut this road far more than the cold does, and what happened on 20 February 2020, when even a snowplough convoy got stuck and a truck with a trailer was cut off by a 30-metre slide. I also look at how kolonnekjøring convoys work, why the plough crews can turn vehicles away, the chain and tyre rules trucks must follow in Finnmark from 16 October, and the part of that 107 figure most people miss. What's the longest you've ever waited at a closed road or a convoy barrier? Tell me in the comments.

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