What Sotra Link does

Sotra Link AS is a Norwegian private limited company (organization number 828340972) that serves as the special-purpose supplier entity in a public-private partnership (OPS — Offentleg-Privat Samarbeid) with Statens vegvesen (the Norwegian Public Roads Administration). The company was awarded the NOK 23.1 billion Sotrasambandet contract — the largest single contract in Statens vegvesen's history and the largest public road contract awarded in Europe in 2021 — under which it finances, designs, and builds, and will operate and maintain, a 9.4 km four-lane motorway connecting Bergen and Øygarden over a 25-year post-opening operations period. Construction commenced on March 22, 2023, with the project's opening originally planned for Q4 2027 and subsequently delayed (announced January 2026).

The core infrastructure comprises the 900-meter Sotrabrua main bridge (30 m wide, 145 m towers), the ~2,000-meter Drotningsviktunnelen plus Kolltveittunnelen, Harafjelltunnelen, and Straumetunnelen, three pedestrian and cycling tunnels (Janahaugen, Kiplehaugen, Harafjellet), 22 bridges and viaducts, 23 tunnel portals, 19 vehicle and pedestrian underpasses, 14 km of sidewalks and cycle paths, and supporting facilities (bus terminals, park-and-ride). Delivery is executed through a joint-venture structure — Sotra Link Construction JV ANS — with FCC Construcción as a core construction contractor and Intertoll Norge AS contracted for the long-term operations and maintenance phase.

Sotra Link's revenue is generated through government payments under the OPS contract (managed-services model). Customer engagement is singular: Statens vegvesen is the sole client, while end-users are the public, commuters, and commercial traffic (oil/gas, maritime, aquaculture) across Bergen and Øygarden. Digital stakeholder-facing services include a real-time travel time dashboard sourced from Statens vegvesen, a digital noise calendar, and an interactive 3D project visualization. The Norwegian subcontractor base accounts for 89% of subcontractor revenue by value, evidencing domestic supply-chain concentration.

Name

Sotra Link

Legal name

Sotra Link AS

Website

https://sotralink.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sotra Link AS is a Norwegian special-purpose vehicle serving as the sole supplier under a NOK 23.1 billion public-private partnership (OPS) contract with Statens vegvesen to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the 9.4 km Sotrasambandet motorway connecting Bergen and Øygarden, including a 900m bridge and 12.5 km of tunnels, over 25 years.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Infrastructure (Public-Private Partnership Road Concession)

NAICS

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (23731), Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Tunnel Construction (Road, Rail, Utility) (IMAFAEAC)

Keywords

• Public-private partnership infrastructure
• Road bridge construction
• Tunnel construction services
• Transportation concession operations
• Highway maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Straume

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. OPS Government Contract: Sotra Link AS serves as the supplier under an OPS (Public-Private Partnership) contract with Statens vegvesen. The company finances, designs, builds, and will operate and maintain the Sotrasambandet for 25 years after opening. Revenue is generated through government payments under this long-term infrastructure concession contract.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sotra Link is the special-purpose vehicle responsible for the Sotrasambandet project, which delivers a new road, bridge and tunnel connection between Bergen and the Øygarden municipality in Norway. Under a public-private partnership (OPS) with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration valued at NOK 23.1 billion, the company designs, finances, builds, and will operate and maintain the link — including a 900-meter suspension bridge (Sotrabrua), around 9.4 km of four-lane highway, multiple road tunnels, and pedestrian/cycling tunnels — for a 25-year operations period after construction.

Product overview

Sotra Link is delivering the Sotrasambandet project, a major public-private partnership infrastructure development valued at 23.1 billion NOK. The core offering consists of constructing, operating, and maintaining a comprehensive road network connecting Bergen and Øygarden municipalities for 25 years after opening. Key physical infrastructure products include the 900-meter Sotrabrua bridge with its iconic 145-meter towers, multiple road tunnels (Drotningsviktunnelen at nearly 2,000 meters, plus Kolltveittunnelen, Straumetunnelen, and Harafjelltunnelen), and three dedicated pedestrian and cycling tunnels. Complementing the physical infrastructure, Sotra Link provides digital services including a noise calendar for construction scheduling transparency, real-time travel time monitoring sourced from Statens Vegvesen, and an interactive 3D visualization tool. The project scope encompasses 9.4 km of four-lane highway, 22 bridges and viaducts, 12.5 km of tunnels, 14 km of sidewalks and cycling paths, and approximately 24 km of two-lane access roads. Construction began in March 2023 with planned opening in Q4 2027.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sotrasambandet fixed-link project (OPS concession) An integrated design, build, finance, operate and maintain (DBFOM) public-private partnership concession delivering the road, bridge and tunnel connection between Bergen and Øygarden for Statens vegvesen, valued at NOK 23.1 billion and including a 25-year operations and maintenance period.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Statens vegvesencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration) is the government client and project owner. They commissioned the Sotrasambandet project through an OPS (Public-Private Partnership) contract. This is the largest single contract in Statens vegvesen's history, awarded to Sotra Link AS as the supplier. Statens vegvesen also provides project oversight and operates the live travel time data system used by Sotra Link.
• Intertoll Norge AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntertoll Norge AS is the main contractor for operations and maintenance of the Sotrasambandet after the road opens to traffic. Sigurd Sognnæs serves as Contract Manager for Intertoll Norge. While Sotra Link handles the 25-year operational obligation under the OPS contract, Intertoll Norge is the hovedentreprenør (main contractor) for O&M services.
• Sotra Link Construction JV ANScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSotra Link Construction JV ANS is the joint venture entity serving as the main construction contractor (hovedentreprenør) for building the Sotrasambandet. It is a joint venture formed to deliver the construction phase of the OPS project. The JV has closed all points in the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet) report. The JV has also been involved in a legal dispute with Multiconsult Norge AS resolved by Oslo District Court in March 2026.
• FCC ConstruccióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCC Construcción is identified as the contractor for the Sotrasambandet project (entreprenør for Sotrasambandet). FCC Construcción has published its own Transparency Act statement (2025) in connection with the project. FCC Construcción is part of the FCC Group, a major Spanish infrastructure company.
• Multiconsult Norge AS / Multiconsult ASAminorOthersMulticonsult Norge AS provides engineering consulting services. In March 2026, Oslo District Court ruled in favor of Multiconsult Norge AS in a legal dispute concerning the Sotra Link project, ordering Sotra Link Construction JV ANS to pay approximately NOK 80.8 million for unpaid services, NOK 84.2 million in damages, and NOK 31.4 million in legal and internal costs. Multiconsult ASA expects the ruling to have a positive financial impact.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Skanska AB: Major Nordic-headquartered global contractor with an established PPP/infrastructure concession arm and active Norwegian operations. Comparable through its road and bridge delivery capability and track record on European public-private partnership transport projects.
• NCC AB: Swedish-headquartered construction group with a strong Norwegian civil infrastructure business delivering highway, bridge and tunnel projects. Comparable as a Scandinavian peer delivering heavy civil engineering public-sector contracts.
• Hochtief AG: German major contractor controlled by ACS Group with deep PPP/concession experience on European road and tunnel projects. Comparable as a tier-1 European heavy civil contractor competing for large public-sector road concessions.
• Ferrovial (Cintra): Global infrastructure operator whose Cintra unit is one of the world's largest road-concession developers and operators. FCC Construcción's relationship with Sotra Link makes Ferrovial/FCC directly comparable as European PPP road infrastructure specialists.
• Balfour Beatty plc: UK-listed infrastructure group with substantial PPP/investment portfolio and highways construction capability. Comparable through its concession development and long-term operation of public road infrastructure assets.
• VINCI Concessions: French-listed global infrastructure group whose concessions arm operates a large portfolio of motorway and public infrastructure PPPs. Comparable as a major European PPP developer/operator competing for the same types of long-tenor transport concessions.

Direct peers

• Veidekke ASA: One of Norway's largest construction contractors, regularly bidding Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) projects including major road and bridge infrastructure. Directly comparable as a Norwegian-headquartered civil infrastructure contractor pursuing public-sector transport contracts in the same geography.

Emerging players

• MERIDIAM: European infrastructure investor specializing as a long-term equity sponsor in public-sector PPP and concessions, including transport corridors. Comparable as a typical institutional co-investor alongside construction partners in deals of the Sotrasambandet scale.
• John Laing Group: UK-based pure-play PPP infrastructure investor and operator active across European transport concessions. Comparable as a long-term equity sponsor and operator of public-private partnership road assets alongside construction partners.

Regional players

• Peab AB: Swedish construction group with active Norwegian civil engineering operations delivering road and infrastructure projects. Comparable as a Scandinavian competitor for public-sector heavy civil tenders in the same Nordic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sotrasambandet
• Instagraminstagram.com/sotralink
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sotralink

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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