The competitive tendering for access control systems has been completed for all construction sites in the second phase of West Metro, and a GSM network has been acquired for the duration of the construction. The access control system during construction will be supplied by Ramirent Finland Ltd. The total price is EUR 496,000.
The underground GSM network used during construction will be provided by Elisa Corporation. The total price is EUR 161,000.
The access control system delivery consists of an access control management system and field equipment for all construction site gates throughout the duration of the project. Each construction site gate will be locked, with the construction site only accessed through these gates. This will not only prevent outsiders from entering the site but also prevents vandalism and theft, and increases occupational safety.
The underground GSM network will improve safety and efficiency during construction. The worksite area covers two parallel tunnels, a total of 17.5 kilometres and 5 stations. However, there is no GSM coverage in the underground tunnels. The system during the construction will be used until the final GSM cables will be implemented.
System installation is already under way.
More information: Länsimetro Oy, Technical Director Raimo Kaunismäki, tel. 050 390 6670
The construction contract for the Finnoo station on the Matinkylä-Kivenlahti-section of the West Metro has been won by Työyhteenliittymä Graniittirakennus Kallio Oy and Aki Hyrkkönen Oy. The total contract price is approximately EUR 58 million.
The contract will involve the construction of the Finnoo underground station, a service tunnel and the related connecting tunnel excavations, as well as the Meritie and Finnoonsilta entrances. In addition, an eastern and western technology shaft and extinguishing route shaft will be built.
The surface area of the facilities to be built is around 22,000m2. A total of around 11,000m3 of concrete will be cast and over 4,000 m2 of various elements installed. Finnoo is set to become a neighbourhood of 17,000 residents stretching from the Länsiväylä motorway to the sea, with a centre of around the metro station. Account will be taken of the protected bird wetland in Finnoo during construction. For example, no noisy work will be done in the area during the birds’ breeding season.
The Finnoo station will be built by the consortium GRK Oy and Aki Hyrkkönen Oy. GRK also won the tender for the railway line construction work. Work on the line began in the summer of 2018.
“The construction of the Finnoo station will create synergies and continuity in the line construction already being done by GRK. The consortium will provide the customer with the broad experience and expertise of two organisations. Construction of the Finnoo station will benefit from the GRK’s infra and rail expertise and Aki Hyrkkönen Oy’s strengths in technical building services and office building”, says Teemu Lantto, CEO of GRK Oy.
Construction is progressing in line with the objectives during the second phase.
“Construction is on schedule and within the cost estimate. Work has begun in Soukka, in Kivilahti, in Kaitaa and on the metro line. A contractor with project management responsibility will be also chosen for the Espoonlahti station this year. Over 60 percent of the technical construction work for the Sammalvuori Depot has already been completed”, says Ville Saksi, CEO of Länsimetro Oy.
In March 2018, the City of Espoo reviewed its project plan for the second phase from 2012. The revised cost estimate for the entire project is EUR 1,159 million. The goal is to hand over the seven-kilometre rail line together with its five stations and depot to the operator, HKL, during 2023.
More information:
Ville Saksi, CEO, Länsimetro Oy, tel. +358 (0)40 823 2086, ville.saksi@lansimetro.fi
Teemu Lantto, CEO of GRK Oy, tel. +358 (0)40 772 7271, teemu.lantto@grk.fi
Aki Hyrkkönen, CEO of Aki Hyrkkkönen Oy, tel. +358 (0)400 174 295, aki.hyrkkonen@ah-oy.fi
The Board of Länsimetro convened on 23 August. A status update on construction of the second phase, Matinkylä–Kivenlahti, and a progress report on construction contract procurements were presented to the Board. In general, the project is progressing according to the target schedule and cost targets.
The Board of Directors decided on the creation of separate contracts.
Status updates of 6 August 2018 on the maintenance and servicing of the first phase of the West Metro, the Ruoholahti–Matinkylä section, were presented to the Board. HKL shall report to Länsimetro Oy on the use of the track and stations and the related service and maintenance tasks as agreed.
Project communications were presented to the Board in the autumn of 2018. The focus of such communications is to provide updates on the progress of construction, especially for those living and operating in the affected area, as excavation gives way to construction work. Communications on the project will also take more detailed account of various stakeholder groups.
The next meeting will be held on 13 September.
Further information:
Ville Saksi, CEO, Länsimetro Oy, tel. +358 (0)40 823 2086
Olli Isotalo, Chairman of the Board of Länsimetro Oy, tel. +358 (0)50 593 3359
Media contacts: Satu Linkola, Communications Director, tel. +358 (0)46 877 3392
The construction tender for the Kaitaa station on Matinkylä-Kivenlahti section of the West Metro has been won by the YIT Rakennus Oy and Are Oy consortium. The total contract price is EUR 47 million.
The construction project will involve previously excavated areas for the Kaitaa underground station, a service tunnel and chambers for its connecting tunnels, a civil defence shelter and the Kaitantie entrance, the Iivisniementie technical shaft and the space reserved for the Iivisniemenkallio entrance, in connection with which an exit road connection and technical shaft will be built at this stage.
Construction of the Kaitaa station will be carried out by YIT and the Are consortium. The consortium will also build the Soukka station.
“Our skilled personnel, strong experience in the construction of rock chambers and effective cooperation with Are have contributed to achieving the outcome we sought through the West Metro tendering exercise. We are delighted that, in the second phase of the West Metro, we can engage in the project management of the Kaitaa station’s construction in addition to the Soukka station. A collaborative approach and close cooperation with the customer organisation create an excellent basis for a successful project,” says Anne Piiparinen, Senior Vice President in charge of technical construction Infrastructure projects segment at YIT.
The surface area of the facilities to be built is around 22,900m2. A total of around 8,300m3 of concrete will be cast and over 11,000 m2 of various elements installed.
“Our consortium combines long expertise and experience of challenging projects within both companies, which we were also able to demonstrate in the tender for the Kaitaa station. Are is strongly committed to bringing the best building services expertise to the construction of both the Soukka and Kaitaa stations,” says Kai Nurho, Director Building Services Contracting at Are.
In addition to the tendering process, the objectives of phase two of the West Metro’s construction in 2018 include the completion of excavation work and the acquisition of building permits for the stations. Construction is progressing according to objectives.
“Around 60 percent of the technical construction work for the Sammalvuori depot has already been completed. Construction work has begun in Soukka, in Kivilahti and on the railway line. The project management contractors for the Finnova and Espoonlahti stations will be chosen next. As a whole, the project is progressing according to schedule. The aim is to hand the Metro over to the traffic operator, HLK, in 2023,” says Ville Saksi, CEO of Länsimetro Oy.
In March 2018, the City of Espoo reviewed its project plan for the second phase from 2012. The revised cost estimate for the entire project is EUR 1,159 million. The goal is to hand over the seven-kilometre rail line together with its five stations and depot to the operator, HKL, during 2023.
More information:
Ville Saksi, CEO, Länsimetro Oy, tel. +358 (0)40 823 2086, ville.saksi(at)lansimetro.fi
Harri Kailasalo, EVP, Infrastructure projects segment, YIT Group, tel. +358 (0)400 401 538, harri.kailasalo(at)yit.fi
Kai Nurho, Director, Building Services Contracting, Are Oy, tel. +358 (0)40 516 4233, kai.nurho(at)are.fi
Soile Hanttu (MSc. Eng.) began work on the West Metro as a project engineer on 7 August 2018. Hanttu is working on subcontracts – including the Metro’s lifts, escalators, fire roller shutter doors, fire sliding doors, sliding doors, toilet modules and smoke extraction fans. Automation procurements will be repeated in the same manner for all five new metro stations and the Sammalvuori depot.
Hanttu has long experience of the energy sector as a former employee of ÅF-Consult Oy, where she was involved in power plant projects. Her career has included the Tammervoima utility power plant project and she has also been involved in several power plant projects abroad.
“I’ve have been involved in project work for many years, which will be useful in this post. The scale and multifaceted nature of the West Metro project were what interested me. The project feels particularly important to me as a resident of Espoo,” Hanttu says.
She was impressed by the team spirit and busy mindset of the project during her first two weeks in her new post.
“We seem to have a good team and ‘can-do’ attitude,” Hanttu comments.
The excavation of the Yläkartanontie entrance is underway at the Länsimetro Soukka worksite. Yläkartanontie is one of the two entrances to the completed Metro station. The excavation work will continue on Yläkartonantie, in accordance with an updated schedule, until the end of December 2018.
Excavation and tunnel reinforcement work will be carried out between September and December. Noisy work phases may occur on weekdays between 7am and 6pm on Monday to Friday at Soukantie 12 and 14 and Yläkartanontie 29 and 30. The working hours are based on a noise permit granted by the Espoo Environment Centre.
Excavations of the tunnels at the Soukka worksite were finished at the end of the summer of 2017. Construction of the Soukka Metro station also began in August 2018, and will proceed in parallel with excavation during the autumn of 2018.
Länsimetro has a new Project Controller, Sami Järvinen (Bachelor of Business Administration). He will add valuable expertise to Länsimetro’s financial administration, and will work in close cooperation with the CFO. He will focus on Länsimetro’s cost monitoring, accounts monitoring and control, and both internal and external reporting.
His previous positions include a software trainer for financial administration employees at software developers Heeros Oy, and financial administration assistant at Work Power Oy. Before choosing financial administration, he has also worked as a plumber in Australia.
“Construction is still close to my heart, so I am happy to be part of this project,” says Järvinen.
Järvinen will continue his Master’s studies at Oulu Business School at the University of Oulu in the autumn of 2018, but Länsimetro made such an interesting job offer that he just couldn’t let it pass.
“The size of the project on a Finnish and indeed European scale is interesting, and I cannot wait to get started,” he says.
The Länsimetro Board convened on 28 June. A status update on the construction of phase two, Matinkylä–Kivenlahti, was presented to the Board. Excavations, planning, application for building permits and procurement are proceeding on schedule and in accordance with the adjusted cost estimate.
The interim report 1/2018 of the construction of the West Metro second phase was presented to the Board. During the first half of the year, the most significant event was the adjustment to the project plan approved by Espoo City Council on March 2018. The revised cost estimate for the entire project is EUR 1.159 million, and the aim is that the second phase is handed over to the operator in 2023. The project is about to move from excavation to construction. The first construction work is underway, procurements are proceeding on schedule, a situational picture concept has been implemented, site organisations of the construction contracts have been compiled, all underground building permits have been received and project management methods and internal communication have been developed further.
Furthermore, a risk overview related to owning (Ruoholahti–Matinkylä) and the construction phase (Matinkylä–Kivenlahti) were presented to the Board.
Status updates of 4 June 2018 on the maintenance and servicing of the first phase of the West Metro, the Ruoholahti–Matinkylä section, were presented to the Board. HKL shall report to Länsimetro Oy on the use of the track and stations and the related service and maintenance tasks as agreed.
The next meetng will be held on 23 August.
Further information:
Ville Saksi, CEO, Länsimetro Oy, tel. +358 (0)40 823 2086
Olli Isotalo, Chairman of the Board of Länsimetro Oy, tel. +358 (0)50 593 3359
Media contacts: Satu Linkola, Communications Director, tel. +358 (0)46 877 3392
The worksite area of the Espoonlahti service tunnel will be expanded as of the week beginning on 23 July.
Owing to this change, part of the pavements and bicycle ways will be unavailable, and the pavements and bicycle ways on Ulappakatu should be used instead.
The new worksite area will be fenced off by 29 July. The expansion of the worksite area is related to the beginning of construction on the Espoonlahti metro station, and these changes apply until construction has been completed.
The worksite area and the new routes for pedestrians and cyclists are shown in the attached map.
The construction of the Soukka station will begin in August 2018. The work is carried out by Työyhteenliittymä YIT-ARE RU23 (a consortium of YIT Rakennus Oy and Are Oy).
The work consists of building Soukka metro station, its technical shafts, two entrances and a service tunnel extending from Soukanväylä to the station. The surface area of the underground facilities is about 20,000 m2. A total of almost 11,000 m3 of concrete will be cast. The station entrances will be in Soukantori and Yläkartanontie.
The work will begin with the construction of a worksite base at the Soukantie worksite area. The construction of the station begins with the platform level’s framework, consisting of concrete walls, pillars and arches. The framework construction begins from the bottom up, advancing floor by floor towards the surface.
During construction, there will be an increase in construction traffic around the mouths of the shafts and access tunnels. Otherwise, construction will cause no major changes in the surrounding environment.
During the construction phase, quiet work may be done around the clock, but noisy work may be done according to the noise permit issued by the Espoo Environment Agency:
weekdays from Monday to Friday, 7am–6pm
weekdays 6pm–10pm and 9am–6pm on non-bank holiday Saturdays if the noise level of the work is a maximum of 35dB in nearby residences
The construction phase of the West Metro’s Matinkylä–Kivenlahti section is scheduled for 2019–2021. The building phase will include five stations, the track and the Sammalvuori depot, as well as the installation of various systems. Work will be handed over by the contractors in 2022– 2023, followed by joint use tests and official inspections. In 2023, the stations and rail line will be handed over to the operator, i.e. HKL, in order to begin running passenger traffic.
More information about the Soukka construction will be given on Tuesday, 14 August 2018 at 5.30–7.30pm at Soukan palvelutalo (address Soukankaari 7). Welcome!
