International award for Norway's Sotrabru Bridge

Hilde Wexels Riser

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Ny Sotrabru is part of Highway 555 Sotrasambandet, a new 9.4 km highway that will connect the island of Sotra to the city of Bergen. When completed in summer 2027, the suspension bridge will span an impressive 902 meters and soar 145 meters above the sea, drastically increasing capacity and reducing travel time by 20 minutes.

A Fully Digital Construction

What makes Ny Sotrabru truly groundbreaking is that it is the world’s largest fully digital construction project, with everything from design to execution happening digitally. The use of a complete digital twin is unique for a structure of this massive scale, involving around 1 million objects and 60 million data points in the model.

“Utilizing new technology is one of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration’s top goals. We work with digital workflows and models throughout, ensuring the right information is available at the right time and place during the entire road life cycle through efficient use of technology. The future is digital models in all stages – from road standards to planning, construction, operation and maintenance. In this project, we had a clear goal of executing all phases digitally. We set ambitious requirements in the contract, and we are very pleased that Norconsult and Sotra Link are delivering on these. Having this work also awarded with this prize is an added bonus,” said Håkon Matre, Project Manager for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.

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