Norwegian National Road 168 () is a major route between

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and

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, Norway. It stretches from the industrial area of Rud, Bærum to the inner city of Oslo. It is connected with important roads like the

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and the National Roads 150 ( Ring 3), 161 (

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) and 162 ( Ring 1). The entire route is 20.6 km. Places to be found along the route are

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, Øverland, Hosle,

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, Grini,

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, Hovseter, Smestad,

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and Uranienborg. It ends near the

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. The road passes through both densely populated and rural areas. Due to the importance of this road and its many large intersections there is relatively heavy traffic during peak hours. A tunnel under Røa is considered. The road consists mainly of two lanes, but from Smestad to Majorstuen it has four lanes. At certain sections, the

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runs parallel to the road.

References

* http://www.vegvesen.no/Vegprosjekter/rv168roatunnelen

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