The Norwegian artist Vebjørn Sand saw Leonardo's Haliç bridge sketch in 1996 and proposed that the bridge should be implemented by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA). Since the NPRA had a policy to consider the artistic merits of public structures, a new structure was approved in 1997 to replace "Norway's ugliest bridge".
In 1996, Norwegian artist Vebjørn Sand suggested that Leonardo's Haliç bridge sketch be built by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA). The NPRA, which had a policy of incorporating artistic elements in public projects, approved a new design for the bridge in 1997 to replace "Norway's ugliest bridge".