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Sep 27, 2021 (newstodate): Infrastructure issues have a long shelf life in Greenland before reaching maturity.
One example is the issue of airports in Greenland to serve both domestic and trans-Atlantic flights.
Another example is the construction of a road connecting Kangerlussuaq Airport with Sisimiut, on the west cost, home to major companies in the country's seafood processing and exporting industry.
The road project has been under hefty and repeated debate for more than 20 years, but it would have a significant impact on the ability of the local seafood industry to export commodities to the global market via uplift from Kangerlussuaq Airport, as well as the development of tourism.
Now, the Danish construction and consulting company MT Hojgaard has completed the initial tracking of the planned 126 km road connecting Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut - but only aiming at traffic with ATV, all-terrain vehicles that would require a day's drive to complete the full journey.
However, with this modest beginning the ATV track provides the basis for a normal road allowing for traffic by all types of vehicles and bringing the total travel time below three hours.
One example is the issue of airports in Greenland to serve both domestic and trans-Atlantic flights.
Another example is the construction of a road connecting Kangerlussuaq Airport with Sisimiut, on the west cost, home to major companies in the country's seafood processing and exporting industry.
The road project has been under hefty and repeated debate for more than 20 years, but it would have a significant impact on the ability of the local seafood industry to export commodities to the global market via uplift from Kangerlussuaq Airport, as well as the development of tourism.
Now, the Danish construction and consulting company MT Hojgaard has completed the initial tracking of the planned 126 km road connecting Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut - but only aiming at traffic with ATV, all-terrain vehicles that would require a day's drive to complete the full journey.
However, with this modest beginning the ATV track provides the basis for a normal road allowing for traffic by all types of vehicles and bringing the total travel time below three hours.