Month: June 2017

Open excavation work is about to start at the Länsimetro Finnoo worksite at the western technical shaft, the Meritie entrance shaft and the eastern technical shaft. Open excavation includes explosions, drilling, rock loading and rock transport. Open excavation takes place on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The excavation work at the western technical shaft takes place during weeks 21–25, after which there will be a break of about six weeks. An inspection, performed in cooperation with the Finnish Environment Institute on 24 May, was used to monitor the effects of explosions in the western technical shaft on wetland birds. The birds did not noticeably react to the sound or vibration of explosions and nesting birds did not leave their nests.

Open excavation will take place at the Meritie entrance from week 21 to August and after then, inclined shaft excavation will continue at the entrance.

Drilling work is performed at the eastern technical shaft during weeks 20-27. Possible effects of the explosion work on birds is estimated separately in cooperation with the Finnish Environment Institute in the beginning of June in connection with the first explosions.

Excavation work at the shaft intended for use by Rescue Services, which is located next to the eastern shaft, takes place between August and November 2017.

Open and shaft excavation at the Finnoonsilta entrance starts end of November – early December and is due to be finished in early 2018.

Further information: Länsimetro feedback phone number (Mon–Fri 9.00–15.00): +358 (0)50 377 3700

As summer begins, Länsimetro’s workforce is reinforced: Raimo Kaunismäki, M. Sc. (Tech.), has started work as Länsimetro’s Technical director on 5 June and Markku Ojansuu as the Finnoo station Real Estate Development Manager on 1 June.

Kaunismäki comes to Länsimetro from Empower Oy, where he was responsible for telecommunications projects in Finland and Sweden. Kaunismäki also has experience related to metro systems: when working for Rejlers Oy, he was involved in the Helsinki metro automation project and acted as the automation project manager.

At Länsimetro, Kaunismäki will continue working on similar themes: he is responsible for electrification and automation of the metro, among other things.

“I expect the work to be interesting and challenging”, Kaunismäki says.

Markku Ojansuu, who begins work as Finnoo’s real estate Development Manager, comes from Oilon Oy, which specialises in environmental technology, where he worked as a project manager on refrigeration plant and heat recovery projects. One of the things that was enticing about the metro was the extent of the project.

“I like projects with a long life cycle and I look forward to new interesting tasks”, says Ojansuu.

Ojansuu and Kaunismäki both got to start work in Länsimetro’s new project office in Olari, which is located even closer to Länsimetro’s phase two worksites.

“I have a very good feeling about this after less than a week of working here. We have wonderful office premises – the same quality as the metro will be”, Ojansuu hails.

Further information:

Ville Saksi, CEO, Länsimetro Oy, tel. +358 (0)40 823 2086, ville.saksi(at)lansimetro.fi

Markku Ojansuu (left) and Raimo Kaunismäki (right) 

Länsimetro’s phase two work is in progress in the proximity of Maakravunkuja 1. Until now, the excavation under Maakravunkuja 1 has been for a connection rail that connects the Sammalvuori depot to the Espoonlahti tunnel.

The most extensive excavation of the Sammalvuori worksite near Maakravunkuja will be completed during week 23. After this, depot excavation will take place on the north side of Länsiväylä and they will all be completed in October 2017.

After the Sammalvuori excavations, there will be a short break, until the Espoonlahti worksite begins their excavation to puncture a connection to the depot tunnels. This work is estimated to last from midsummer until the end of August.

In addition to excavation, bolting and shotcreting are also performed as tunnel reinforcement measures at the worksites. These work stages will not cause considerable disturbance to residents. Drilling also takes place in the daytime. Loading and transporting excavated rock from the Sammalvuori worksite along Nyökkiönkatu may also take place at night time, in accordance with the noise permit granted by the Finnish Environment Institute.

You can use the Länsimetro monitoring service to follow the progress of the excavation.  Excavated tunnels are shown in green.

Further information:

Länsimetro feedback phone number (Mon–Fri 9.00–15.00): +358 (0)50 377 3700

24-hour hotline for the Sammalvuori depot site: +358 (0)50 343 7233

24-hour hotline for the Espoonlahti site: +358 (0)40 637 5377

 

A legal graffiti fence has been set up in the Länsimetro Kivenlahti worksite. The graffiti fence goes along the Länsiväylä side of the worksite wall and the graffiti art can be viewed from the footpath between Länsiväylä and the fence.

The wall has previously been adorned with artist Emilio Mäkipää’s bird themed works, and in May, two graffiti workshops were organised there in cooperation with Soukan nuorisotila, where young people got a chance to try out their artistic skills. Many painted with spray paint for the first time under Mäkipää’s guidance.

“We have noticed that graffiti brightens up the living environment and also prevents vandalism”, says Länsimetro’s communications director Satu Linkola.

Länsimetro graffiti projects will continue in June, as Mäkipää paints his new bird themed work onto a länsimetro access tunnel building in Matinkylä.

Further information: Länsimetro feedback phone +358 (0)50 377 3700