34 Snow removal in wintertime
In
order to minimise the nuisance to pedestrians, traffic and property owners, and
to ensure unimpeded access for the emergency services, owners of properties in
“Inner Oslo” are responsible for clearing snow from the pavement outside their
properties and for sanding or salting them. The Protocol Department of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs can assist in obtaining information on who is
responsible for the removal of snow in particular areas.
In other parts of Oslo the responsibility for snow removal is
shared by several bodies:
Oslo Municipality: streets and roads belonging to the
city.
Norwegian
Public Roads Administration (“Statens Vegvesen”): all main roads and motorways
(RV 4, E6, E18, Ring 1-3).
Recreation
and Leisure Service (“Friluftsetaten”): parks and green areas.
Please
note that the parking of cars (including those with CD-plates) may temporarily
be prohibited in the streets of Oslo
in connection with snow removal. The temporary prohibition will be indicated by
official road signs (temporary plastic road signs) informing that parking will
be prohibited during a specified period. Any parked car that violates the
temporary prohibition will be removed.
More
information on snow removal can be found (in wintertime) on Oslo Municipality’s
website, at www.samferdselsetaten.oslo.kommune.no
(in Norwegian only).
