The road operation season starts on 1 September throughout Norway. Mesta's people and machines are ready to work on both new and existing contracts.

Operation and maintenance contracts are, in short, about keeping the roads open and in good condition. This means plowing and spreading in the winter, cleaning and maintenance of green areas in the summer. Mesta has contracts from Arendal in the south to Kirkenes in the north.

Mesta is the market leader in the industry, and operates a total of 20,000 kilometers of road. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the county municipalities own the roads and are the clients of the contracts that Mesta carries out.

Ten new contracts for Mesta This spring, Mesta won ten new contracts: https://www.mesta.no/mesta-vinner-ti-nye-kontrakter/

- We are well prepared to deliver from day one in the new operating contracts, says executive vice president for operations and maintenance, Elin Vigrestad.

- We are out every day to "take care of what we have". Our goal is to get people across the country, continues Vigrestad. She points out that the roads are daily exposed to stress from traffic and changing weather.

- Torrential rain, as we have seen this summer, tests the road network and puts the storm water systems to the test, she says.

Slow down - pay attention

Vigrestad is concerned that road users must pay attention to roadworks.

- We ask that people on the roads slow down, follow the signs and behave appropriately towards our people who are out on the roads to improve them, says Vigrestad. She says that many of the machines used, such as plows and sweepers, drive considerably slower than the speed limit. Patience is then required from motorists.

Where are the ten new contracts:

Name of operating contract and which municipalities they cover:

Ytre Romsdal covers the municipalities of Aukra and Molde Eastern

Finnmark covers the municipalities of Vardø, Vadsø, Nesseby, Tana, Sør-Varanger, Karasjok

Sør-Troms covers the municipalities of Storfjord, Balsfjord, Tromsø, Målselv and Bardu.

Nordfjord covers Kinn, Stad, Volda, Stryn municipalities Lyngen covers Storfjord and Lyngen municipality

Ullsfjorden covers Tromsø, Lyngen and Karlsøy municipalities

Sør-Varanger covers Sør-Varanger municipality

Tunnel contract:

The Møre og Romsdal tunnel contract covers 62 tunnels in Møre og Romsdal

Summer/green contract:

Nordkapp – Hammerfest covers Måsøy municipality, Porsanger and Hammerfest, Nordkapp (started earlier this year)

Lower Telemark covers the municipalities of Skien, Porsgrunn, Bamle, Kragerø, Drangedal

These are all the contracts for which Mesta is responsible and for which period:
Kongsberg 2019-2024
Northern Gudbrandsdalen 2020-2025
Gjøvik-Roman Empire 2022-2027
Gjøvik-Toten 2018-2023
Country Hadeland 2022-2028
Arendal 2020-2025
Åseral 2022-2027
Green Agder East 2022-2025
Telemark west 2018-2026
Lifjell 2019-2024
Vestfold East 2017-2025
Green Grenland 2022-2026
Green Lower Telemark 2023-2026
Tunnel Akershus 2019-2024
Tunnel Oslo 2020-2025
Østfold North 2022-2027
Østfold South 2022-2028
Østfold-Follo 2022-2027
Nordhordland 2019-2024
Sunndhordland 2019-2024
Haugalandet 2019-2024
Bergen RV *) 2021-2026
Haugesund RV 2021-2026
Hardanger FV **) 2022-2027
Sunnfjord RV 2021-2026
Nordfjord RV 2023-2028
Southern Sunnmøre 2019-2024
Ålesund 2020-2025
Helgeland coast 2018-23
The salt 2020-2025
Trondheim 2020-2028
Hitra 2020-2025
Tunnel cleaning mid 2020-2025
Outer Nordmøre 2022-2027
Nordmøre 2022-2027
Tunnel cleaning MRFK 2023-2031
Outer Romsdal 2023-2028
Inner Troms 2017-2025
Nordkyn FV 2021-2026
Smørfjord - Havøysund FV 2021-2026
Tromsø 2022-2027
South Varanger 2023-2028
Summer Nordkapp-Hammerfest 2023-2026
Eastern Finnmark 2023-2028
South Troms 2023-2028
Lyngen 2023-2028
Ullsfjord 2023-2028

*)RV=National highway
**)FV=County road

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