Bispelokket was a norwegian three-level stack interchange

Interchange

An interchange is a location where two things meet, usually perform some kind of exchange, and possibly go on their ways again. It is used in a number of different contexts...

 roundabout

Roundabout

A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

 in Bjørvika

Bjørvika

Bjørvika is a neighborhood in the Sentrum borough of Oslo, Norway. The area is an inlet in the inner Oslofjord, situated between Gamlebyen and Akersness. It serves as an outlet for the river Akerselva. Since the 2000s, it has been undergoing urban redevelopment, being transformed from a container...

, Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

. European Route E18

European route E18

European route E18 runs from Craigavon in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It is about 1,890 km in length.-United Kingdom:...

 and Norwegian National Road 162 (until 2010: National Road 4) jointed at this point, which also served as the official traffical centre of the city. The new roundabout at Postgirobygget is from October 31, 2011 the new traffical centre of Oslo.

Bispelokket gradually opened between 1966 and 1968, and was visited by at the most 140 000 vehicles a day until Bjørvikatunnelen was introduced as a complete tunnel system in 2010 and the amount declined to 40 000. Bispelokket ceased to function as a roundabout on October 28, 2011 at 10PM. The physical demolition was launched by the norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg

is a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....

, November 04, 2011 at 1:46 PM. As a complex road intersection, Bispelokket was not recognized as an aesthetical suitable landmark in the cityline of Oslo.

Sinsenkrysset is from October 31 the most visited norwegian road intersection by 100 000 vehicles a day.

Demolition

Bispelokket, including all on and offramps, are to be demolished by late 2012. Nylandsvegen bridge, which is connected to Bispelokket through NNR 162, will be gradually demolished to fit the new intersection planned on ground level. It won't, at any point, be completely unavailable for vehicles. Instead, the traffic will be reduced from 2 to 1 lanes in each direction in addtion to the new Norenga bridge, opened on August 29, 2011. Dronning Eufemias gate will from 2014 be a new avenue, located parially on the same route as the old E18 and connected to the new intersection. It will serve as a future main road through the new borough

Borough

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 Bjørvika

Bjørvika

Bjørvika is a neighborhood in the Sentrum borough of Oslo, Norway. The area is an inlet in the inner Oslofjord, situated between Gamlebyen and Akersness. It serves as an outlet for the river Akerselva. Since the 2000s, it has been undergoing urban redevelopment, being transformed from a container...

 after the Fjord City

Fjord City

The Fjord City is a urban renewal project for the waterfront part of the center of Oslo, Norway. The first redevelopment was at Aker Brygge during the 1980s. Bjørvika and Tjuvholmen followed up during the 2000s, while the remaining parts of the Port of Oslo will be developed in the 2010s. The port...

 urban renewal

Urban renewal

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 project is finished.
The demolition also enables space for the building of a new national library, the Deichman Library.