Using this route to travel from Oslo to Bergen is shorter than taking the E16 highway, and this route is much less sensitive to snow storms in the winter (which is fairly long in the mountains) than by taking Norwegian National Road 7 (which is the shortest route between Oslo and Bergen).
Utilizing this path to travel from Oslo to Bergen is shorter than taking the E16 highway, and this route is much less susceptible to snowstorms in the winter (which is quite lengthy in the mountains) compared to taking Norwegian National Road 7 (the shortest route between Oslo and Bergen).