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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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I like the look of the national roads from the network extentions mod, except I would like to build on them without having to convert them over to a normal road. I tried using the tool that allows you to modify grids that comes with the experimental network extentions, but it doesn't seem to be adding a grid. I think I've seen someone add a grid to the national road before, does anyone know how to do it? Is there another mod for it?
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