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TheFjord City (Norwegian:Fjordbyen) is anurban renewal project for the waterfront part of the centre ofOslo,Norway. The first redevelopment was atAker Brygge during the 1980s.Bjørvika andTjuvholmen followed up during the 2000s, while the remaining parts of thePort of Oslo will be developed in the 2010s.[needs update] The port will be relocated to Sørhavna. The planning is performed by the Oslo Waterfront Planning Office. Major investments in the area include a newCentral Railway Station, an already completedOslo Opera House, and the commercial buildings in theBarcode Project. Several large cultural institutions will be moved to Bjørvika, including moving theOseberg Ship,Oslo Public Library, and theMunch Museum. The main barrier between the city and the fjord will disappear whenEuropean Route E18 is relocated to theBjørvika Tunnel.[1]
Development of theTjuvholmen commenced in 2008. This is a mixed residential and commercial area, and home to theNorwegian National Academy of Ballet.
Filipstad, a 32 hectares (79 acres)container port, will receive a 5 hectares (12 acres) park, and 450,000 square metres (4,800,000 sq ft) of buildings. 50% of the area will be housing, providing 2,200 apartments.
Aker Brygge, developed during the 1980s, is also a mixture of residential and commercial zones. It contains the corporate headquarters of several of Norway's largest companies, includingDnB NOR,Aker, andStorebrand.Vestbanen rail terminal will host theNational Museum of Art, Architecture and Design and theNobel Peace Center.
The City Hall Square transport hub andPipervika neighbourhood were renewed in the 1960s, when the surrounding slums were removed. In 1994, the main square became car-free, after the opening of theFestning Tunnel.[2]
Vippetangen and Akershusstranda will receive little renewal, since the area features the national monument ofAkershus Fortress.
Bjørvika harbour will be extensively renovated followingEuropean Route E18 being moved to theBjørvika Tunnel. This will free up large areas, and a new main avenue,Dronning Eufemias gate, will be constructed. South of the street is the newOslo Opera House (opened in 2008), and the area will also feature theMunch Museum, theStenersen Museum and theOslo Public Library. North of the street, there will be twelveskyscrapers.Oslo Central Station will be completely rebuilt, and only the tracks and platforms will be preserved.
Sørengautstikkeren, Loenga, andGrønlia were part of the port and railway infrastructure. Grønlia and Sørenga will lose the port facilities, and will mainly be zoned as residential areas. Loenga will retain some railway infrastructure.
Kongshavn,Sjursøya,Ormsund, andBekkelaget were previously planned as part of the Fjord City, but have been removed from the plans and will continue to be part of the port.
The main transport link to Fjord City will be theOslo Tramway. The first part was opened in 1995, when theVika Line was built to serve Vika, Aker Brygge, and The City Hall Square.[2] After 2014, the plan is to reroute theEkeberg Line via Dronning Eufemias gate, and a new tram line will be constructed around Vippetangen.
Filipstad and Vippetangen will continue as ports forcruiseferries.Oslo Fergene will continue to operate their water buses from Vippetangen andRådhusbrygga.Nesodden–Bundefjord Dampskipsselskap will continue to operate fromAker Brygge.
European Route E18 will be moved into tunnels. The first part, theFestning Tunnel under The City Hall Square and Vippetangen, opened in 1990. TheBjørvika Tunnel opened in 2010, and connects to Mosseveien and theEkeberg Tunnel.[3]
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