Olav Søfteland is a Norwegian civil servant.

Hailing from Søfteland

Søfteland

Søfteland is a village in Os municipality, Norway. Its population is 1,316.-References:...

 in Os

Os, Hordaland

Os is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Due to its proximity to Bergen, Os is experiencing strong population growth. -History:...

, he is a siv.ing.

Sivilingeniør

Sivilingeniør used to be a Norwegian university degree protected by Norwegian law issued to graduates from technical universities. To qualify for the title, you had to follow a structured study programme in technology and natural sciences of 4,5 - 5 years duration at a Norwegian university or...

 from the Norwegian Institute of Technology

Norwegian Institute of Technology

The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...

 by education. In 1960 he was hired in the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads, and was eventually promoted to director in 1992. Scheduled to retire as a pensioner

Pensioner

In common parlance, a pensioner is a person who has retired, and now collects a pension. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom and Australia where someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an 'old age pensioner', or OAP. In the United States, the term retiree is more...

 in late 2007, he was forced to resign some months early due to the December 2006 Hanekleiv Tunnel

Hanekleiv Tunnel

The Hanekleiv tunnel is a road tunnel in Vestfold, Norway, one of seven along the European route E18 between Sande and Holmestrand. The tunnel became the centre of controversy on 25 December 2006 when part of the roof collapsed, and investigations revealed that several tunnels on the E18 through...

scandal.