The news broke in the Norwegian media on Friday morning.
“The Norwegian Coastal Administration takes note of the government’s announcement. We are suspending our activities until the parliament has completed its deliberations on the national budget, and we receive a final decision. This also includes the tender process for the construction of the ship tunnel,” said Coastal Director Einar Vik Arset.
The government will present its budget proposal on Wednesday 15 October. This will be followed by budget negotiations, with the final budget expected to be adopted by the parliament in December.
Coastal Director Arset acknowledges that the matter is of great interest to many.
“Future users of the ship tunnel, municipalities, and regional stakeholders have invested resources in this. We now await the outcome of the parliament’s deliberations,” said Arset.
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A majority in the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) has decided to ask the government to allow the Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) to continue negotiations with the three bidders. The Coastal Administration is now awaiting information from the ministry regarding the next steps in the process.