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Entry 20: Lost? Follow the Signs! (Note: I’ve been experimenting with a new LUT; therefore, the color scheme of the pictures has changed from older entries. The previous LUT was causing blue colors to appear extremely white and desaturated). October 15, 2011 (A day later) Kanin fjord’s layout is typical of a European town. Roads and buildings were constructed on an as needed basis, rather than being preplanned. As a result, a complex network of winding and twisting roads traverses through Kanin Fjord. There is no hierarchical road system in the town. Even E220 has a complicated route as it passes through the town. All auto and trucking traffic between Stokkvågen and the Norwegian mainland pass through town. This results in thousands of vehicles traveling through town every day. Unless one lives and works in Kanin Fjord and has learned the town’s roads, it is quite easy to get lost in town. Adding to the complication was an inaccurate and poor system of road markings. It has been estimated that as many as 100 motorists a day were making wrong turns and getting lost in town. While lost drivers occasionally stop at a store to get directions and buy something, most tended to be more of an annoyance than benefit to the town. People aimlessly driving through town was creating unnecessary traffic issues and headaches for town residents. Illegal U-turns are a persistent issue for local police. Early in 2009, Kanin Fjord entered into a municipal development partnership with Stokkvågen to fund upgrades to E220. This included a significant budget for adding highway signs with clear directions. While not perfect, the new system of road markings ended up reducing incidents of lost drivers by almost 95%. Another important part of the town’s partnership with Stokkvågen is to begin the eventual conversion of E220 into a limited access motorway with no stops between the two towns. Part of this project included the construction of the Midgardsveien interchange. Midgardsveien is a new road that winds its way up the mountainside to a new suburb of Kanin Ford called Øvre kaninfjord. (More about Øvre kaninfjord in the next post). Newly completed E220- Midgardsveien intersection. Approximately 1.1 kilometers west from the center of Kanin Fjord. Before and after pics. The Midgardsveien Intersection was constructed for non-stop traffic. This way the merging traffic onto and off of E220 will have a minimal effect on existing traffic patterns. This stretch of E220 is the most heavily used road in Kanin Fjord. It is not uncommon for occasional traffic jams to occur. Heading east on E220 approximately 1.6 kilometers west of Kanin Fjord. Heading east on E220 approximately 1.5 kilometers west of Kanin fjord. The east Midgardsveien exit. Heading east on E220 approximately 1.4 kilometers west of Kanin Fjord. Heading west on E220, approximately 1.3 kilometers west of Kanin Fjord. Heading west on E220, approximately 1 kilometer west of Kanin Fjord. The west Midgardsveien exit. Heading east on E220, approximately 0.9 kilometers west of Kanin Fjord. Heading west on E220 towards Stokkvågen, approximately 0.8 kilometers west of Kanin Fjord. Heading east on E220 right before E220 veers to the right with the main traffic lane turning into Fjell sti. Approximately 600 meters west of the center of Kanin Fjord. Fjell sti leads to the old village while E220 heads into downtown Kanin Fjord. Traveling east on E220 and Fjell sti, approximately 400 meters west of the center of Kanin Fjord. The center lanes are Fjell sti and outer lanes are E220. Leaving Kanin Fjord, heading west on Fjell sti, approximately 500 meters west of the center of Kanin Fjord. Center lanes are Fjell sti, and outer lanes are E220. Entrance to downtown Kanin Fjord, traveling east on E220. E220 goes to the North Port, while the right exit goes to the South Port. Tunnel entrances. E220 on the right and provincial road 245 on the left. The right tunnel leads to the north port, while the left tunnel goes to Ny Kanin Fjord. Provincial Road 245 exiting the Hjortfjorden tunnel and entering downtown Kanin Fjord. The beginning of Provincial Road 245. This is a non-stop route to Ny Kanin Fjord. The 5.9 kilometer route consists of two bridges and two tunnels. Intersection of Havet, Lakseveien, and Provincial Road 245. Typically, this intersection is referred to as the geographic center of Kanin Fjord. It also is the most congested in the town as all traffic passing through must travel through this intersection. Entering Kanin Fjord from E220. The end of Midgardsveien where it merges into E220. Kanin Fjord’s residents refer to this complex network of roads as Korketrekker (The Corkscrew) If you accidentally turn onto Provincial Road 245, you will have to drive all the way to Ny Kanin Fjord before you can turn around. A few parting shots of Kanin Fjord.
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August 30, 1997 Population: 852 The Kodak Disease has led to the demise of the Pacific Shellfish industry, it has given rise to Det store atlantiske skalldyrrushet (The Great Atlantic Shellfish Rush). Det store atlantiske skalldyrrushet has drastically changed the nature of fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. Northern European nations such as Norway are becoming wealthy off of their fishing industries. Port and fishing towns all along Norway’s coast are booming in population and prosperity. Stokkvågen’s population increased 24% in just four years from 7,403 to 9,817. Kanin Fjord is also experiencing a rapid population increase. The village’s population increased by more than 90% from 447 to 852 in that same period. Kanin Fjord was no longer a tiny village, and Stokkvågen was on its way to becoming a small city. The population increases prompted the Norwegian government to design and construct a national roadway along the northern shore of Kaninfjorden. The E220 project was a joint venture between Norway and Sweden to construct a 220-kilometer national roadway between the Norwegian town of Stokkvågen and Swedish town of Jäkkvik, with 100 kilometers of road running along the northern coast of Kaninfjorden. E220 will consist of 52 bridges, 12 tunnels, and 2 ferry crossings. The first phase of the project was the completion of Tufjord-segmentet, linking Stokkvågen to Kanin Fjord by high-speed road, and replacing the old Fjell Sti. Built in 1948, Fjell Sti was a 39-kilometer-long two-lane asphalt road connecting Stokkvågen to Kanin Fjord. At its completion, the road provided a fast and cheap way to transport goods been the two towns. Unfortunately, over the decades, Fjell Sti had fallen into an extreme state of disrepair. The elements, lack of maintenance, and semitruck traffic diminished the road into little more than a heavily eroded gravel trail. Road conditions were so terrible that it was dangerous to drive any faster than about 9 kilometers per hour. Driving any faster risks severe damage to one’s vehicle. Travel time between the two towns required more than 4 hours despite the short distance. In fact, it was faster to travel to Stokkvågen by boat, than by car. Additionally, the road was not plowed during snowfall, limiting use of the road to only snowmobiles during the winter, effectively isolating the two towns from one another in winter. Upon completion of Tufjord-segmentet, travel time between the towns was reduced from over 4 hours to just 30 minutes. Once again, there is a cheap and rapid method of transporting goods. Kanin Fjord became interconnected with Stokkvågen. The town was no longer cut off in the winter, parents could send their kids to better schools, and fresh food such as produce became easier to purchase. The village was now more a part of the modern world than a remote community. Before and After Pictures Lacking a cost-effective bypass route around Kanin Fjord, engineers designed a tunnel under the village that would allow travelers to avoid driving through town. Roundabout installed at the intersection of Havet and E220 in the North Port. E220 Entrance into Kanin Fjord The Tunnel New Roundabout Ferry Construction Hjortfjorden has a depth of 130 meters and a width of 700 meters between the Kanin Peninsula and Engavågen. E220 unfortunately, went overbudget and in order to cut costs, it was determined that a ferry crossing would be a low-cost alternative. A ferry crossing would also provide funds to help maintain the new national roadway.
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