Trondheim
Trondheim is about the largest city within 250 kilometers, around the same latitude as Sundsvall. Here, the E6, the E39 and the E14 come together, so it's a major hub for international routes in Norway. Trondheim is a port city surrounded by fjords, though this is only freight. No ferry services are present in the port
In our recreation of Trondheim, we have split up the city in two parts; the eastern part, which represents the Leangen industrial area, and the western part, which represents the port. The two are (indirectly) connected by the Rv706, which connects the E6 with the port by a city tunnel.
Screenshots from the eastern part:
Screenshots from the port:
Now comes the hardest part: the city is done, but all connecting roads are practically just bare bones (meaning that they are placed, but not landscaped for even the slightest bit). Each of these roads has its challenges:
E6: The main route to Oslo. It passes Gardemoen Airport and Lillehammer, but before you get to Trondheim, you have hundreds of kilometers of mountainous roads with little to no towns of any significance. It is beautiful, but sure it will be hard to landscape
E14: The hard part is near Trondheim, where it passes right through the Norwegian mountains and it passes near Trondheim Airport at Stjørdal. But once you get like 100 kilometers into Sweden, you have endless forests again. Not too hard in particular, though the E45 crosses the road at Östersund, which is also a significant town. We also have to create the connection in the south of Sundsvall, but I have made preparations for that when I built Sundsvall, fortunately.
E39: this one is the toughest. A lot of fjord coasts and seven ferries. Moreover, the Atlantic Road connects to this road and Ålesund is along the route. Furthermore, I'm not sure how we are going to tackle the connection at Bergen.
So, there is a lot still left to do before we can actually enjoy Trondheim.
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