- 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.
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