The national tourist route Trollstigen in Norway is one of the most popular holiday routes.
It may now be closed in the summer, forcing tourists to find an alternative route between the popular destinations of Åndalsnes and Geiranger in Møre and Romsdal.
A summer closure could have a costly impact on businesses and tourism.
The world-renowned Norwegian tourist route has been used for major film productions and attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists annually.
Normally, the popular winter-closed road opens in early May each year, but due to rockfalls and avalanches, it remains closed.
Road authorities in Møre and Romsdal will decide the fate of the summer route on Thursday afternoon, with a high likelihood of it remaining closed for the tourist season.
One possible solution suggested by the county road chief is regulating traffic on Trollstigen in some way due to unpredictable rockfalls.
The unpredictable nature of rockfalls in Trollstigen, particularly in the Kjellstadlinja area, due to little snow and a lot of ice, has caused concern.
A full or partial closure of Trollstigen will have significant consequences for tourism in the region.
