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Construction of the supporting wall of the Niittykumpu station has begun with sheeting work, and excavation will continue in October. The excavation work is estimated to last until the end of November. Interim inspections of the buildings in the area will be conducted on Thursday 2 October 2014.

Particularly noisy work will be performed in one shift, Mon-Fri from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., but other construction work may take place in the evenings and weekends. Blasting carried out in connection with excavation work will be announced by an audible warning signal.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the work.

Further information:
Lemminkäinen Infra Oy, tel. +358 20 715 0110
West Metro feedback phone, Mon-Fri from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., tel. +358 50 377 3700

At its meeting on 29 September 2014, the City Council of Espoo decided to issue an absolute guarantee for the loans that finance the City of Espoo’s share in the construction of the West Metro line Matinkylä-Kivenlahti. At the same time, it was decided that Länsimetro Oy shall be responsible for the line’s construction.
Construction will begin with the excavation of work tunnels for Finnoo Station and the Sammalvuori depot in late October or early November 2014. Work will begin in November in Kivenlahti and Espoonlahti, and in December in Soukka and Kaitaa. The seven-kilometre Matinkylä-Kivenlahti stretch of the underground line will include five new stations: Finnoo, Kaitaa, Soukka, Espoonlahti and Kivenlahti. In addition, an underground metro depot will be constructed in Sammalvuori.

The entire line from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti will be completed in 2020 at the earliest. The Ruoholahti-Matinkylä stretch of the line will be completed in late 2015 and open for traffic in the autumn of 2016.

Briefings will be held for residents in Soukka School (Soukankuja 5) on Tuesday 7 October, 6.00 p.m., and in Kaitaa School (Iivisniementie 1) on Thursday 9 October, 6.00 p.m. The schedule, work stages and progress of the entire project will be presented at these events. In addition, separate briefings for residents will be held in the vicinity of each station and at the Sammalvuori depot as excavation of these areas begins.

For the time being, the web site of the Matinkylä-Kivenlahti line is located at www.lansimetronjatke.fi. The web site will be transferred to www.lansimetro.fi at a later date.

Further information:
Länsimetro Oy, CEO Matti Kokkinen, tel. +358 50 347 1558, matti.kokkinen(at)lansimetro.fi

Länsimetro Oy is a company jointly owned by the Cities of Espoo and Helsinki, tasked with building the West Metro underground line. The aim is to complete construction of the Ruoholahti-Matinkylä stretch by the end of 2015. Construction of the Matinkylä-Kivenlahti stretch will begin in the autumn of 2014. This stretch will be completed in 2020 at the earliest.

The light fittings for West Metro’s public spaces and the DMX and DALI systems and field equipment related to their control will be supplied by Are Oy. The value of the contract signed today is in the region of EUR 4.5 million.

An agreement for the delivery of locking systems was signed with Anvia Securi Oy. The EUR 2.1 million contract includes electromechanical locking systems and their interfaces with the whole metro network’s main system, along with all required programming work. The contract also includes the actual installation of the locks.

A contract for the construction of fire seals for the West Metro line was signed on 24 July. Palokatkomiehet Oy will implement fire seals throughout the line and at all West Metro stations. Fire seals are installed at lead-throughs on the borders between fire areas. The contract value is approximately
EUR 250,000.

– “Half of the concrete pouring work required for stations has now been completed. A total of 1,122 construction workers are working on the stations and in the tunnel and shafts, and the work is proceeding briskly,” says Länsimetro Oy CEO Matti Kokkinen.

Further information

Länsimetro Oy, CEO Matti Kokkinen, tel. +358 50 347 1558, matti.kokkinen(at)lansimetro.fi

Länsimetro Oy is a company jointly owned by the Cities of Espoo and Helsinki, tasked with building the West Metro underground line from Ruoholahti to Matinkylä. The aim is to complete construction by the end of 2015. The company was established in 2007. The Länsimetro offices are situated in Tapiola, Espoo.

A metro station is being constructed in Koivusaari by SRV Rakennus Oy. Work to be performed in the autumn of 2014 will include concrete element installation, reinforcement and concrete pouring. Installations related to building services engineering will begin in September.

Construction work will mostly take place from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. all week.

The contractor aims to carry out concrete work in the daytime, but massive and complex work may have to be extended beyond regular working hours.

In the weeks of 8-22 September, concrete-pouring work will exceptionally be performed after 10 p.m. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the work.

As a rule, heavy vehicles leaving the construction site will pass through the Hanasaari junction after 9 p.m. Large vehicles that cannot navigate the Hanasaari junction will use Sotkatie. The primary construction phase of Koivusaari metro station will last until the end of 2014, after which the number of heavy vehicles visiting the construction site will drop dramatically.

Heavy vehicles and cranes will be used on the construction site.

Further information:

SRV Rakennus Oy, 24/7 telephone service +358 40 631 3838, Reima Liikamaa, Site Manager +358 40 842 8368

Länsimetro feedback phone number (Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-3 p.m.) 050 377 3700

Strabag Oy will be continuing shaft construction at the Kelohongantie worksite in Tapiola in autumn 2014, including concrete element installations and construction of the shaft building above ground. The shaft is estimated to be completed by the beginning of 2015. Work causing noise will be done at the site from 07.00 to 18.00 on weekdays.

Heavy vehicles and cranes will be used.

Further information

Strabag Oy, tel. 050 520 3423
Länsimetro feedback phone number (Mon-Fri 09.00 to 15.00) 050 377 3700

Shaft construction will continue at the site at the intersection of Pohjoiskaari and Lauttasaarentie as of June 2014, including concrete element installations and construction of the shaft building above ground. Heavy vehicles and cranes will be used.

Earth construction work such as landfill work and the building of water and waste water connections will also be carried out at the site.

The shaft is estimated to be completed by the end of January 2015. Work causing noise will be done at the site from 07.00 to 18.00 on weekdays. Our aim is to avoid having to work on Saturdays.

Further information

Skanska Infra Oy, Sami Saarinen, tel. 050 361 2915
Länsimetro Oy feedback phone number (Mon-Fri 09.00 to 15.00) 050 377 3700

Work on the shaft connected to the West Metro tunnels in Tontunmäki will continue with shaft element installations and construction of the shaft building.

Element installations will begin in August, and construction work will begin later in the autumn. The working hours for the element installations and construction work will be 07.00 to 22.00 (Mon-Fri). The outdoor work around the shaft building will be completed in spring 2015.

The shaft elements will be delivered to the site by lorry and lifted into place using a crane. The site is fenced off.

Further information

Shaft element installation and shaft building construction:
YIT / Mikko Iso-Markku, tel. 040 869 1034
YIT emergency helpline, tel. 050 3900 766
West Metro supervisor Petri Salmi, Sweco PM, tel. 040 707 8191
Länsimetro Oy feedback phone number (Mon-Fri 09.00 to 15.00) 050 377 3700

Agreements for the HVAC system contract for Niittykumpu station and the West Metro building management system, access control system and toilet module delivery contracts have been signed.

The competitive tender for the final building services contract for the West Metro line, the HVAC contract for Niittykumpu station, was awarded to Consti Talotekniikka Oy. The total contract price is EUR 2.7 million. The contract includes all piping and ventilation work at the station.

The contract for the West Metro building management system was awarded to ABB Oy Power Systems. This contract includes the building management automation system for the stations and the metro line, building management and TAK (study, assessment and development) systems including equipment and installations, control room functions and interfaces to other systems. The total contract price is EUR 9.9 million.

The access control system for the West Metro will be provided by Anvia Securi Oy. The total contract price is about EUR 1 million. The contract includes the extension of the current server and graphic user interface at the Herttoniemi control room; programming of access areas, access levels and access times; access control centres; and interface with the West Metro lock system.

The contract for delivering toilet modules to West Metro was awarded to the consortium of Hellman’s Production Oy and Tarvasjoen Teräsovi Oy. They will supply 3 to 6 toilet modules to each of the eight stations. The total contract price is about EUR 1 million.

“The agreement for the final building services contract has now been signed, and construction is under way at every station and along the entire metro line. Nearly 27% of the concrete has been poured for the stations, and 55% of the retaining wall elements in the metro tunnels have been installed. Overground construction will begin in the autumn. In all, there are 1,058 construction workers at work at the stations, in the tunnels and in the shafts,” says Matti Kokkinen, CEO of Länsimetro Oy.

Further information

Länsimetro Oy, CEO Matti Kokkinen, tel. 050 347 1558, matti.kokkinen(at)lansimetro.fi

Länsimetro Oy is a company jointly owned by the Cities of Espoo and Helsinki, tasked with building the West Metro underground line from Ruoholahti to Matinkylä. The aim is to complete the work towards the end of 2015. The company was established in 2007. The Länsimetro offices are situated in Tapiola, Espoo.

Construction of shafts on West Metro’s Tapiola station in the summer of 2014. Work will continue in the area south of Merituulentie in the vicinity of Etelätuulentie, and on the shaft to be made in the parking house between Merituulentie and Itätuulentie.

The work involves the installation of sheet piles and drilled piles, open pit quarrying, moving of earth and blasted stone, and loading and removal. In the tunnels, there will be drilling and blasting work, and loading and removal of blasted rock. The work will begin in the summer and continue until the winter of 2015.

Working hours

– Above ground on weekdays from 7 am to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
– In the tunnels on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Further information

Lemminkäinen Infra Oy, Tapiola metro station’s construction project’s on-call duty telephone number 050 523 3373
Lemminkäinen Corporation, tel. 020 71 5000
Länsimetro feedback phone number (Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-3 p.m.) 050 377 3700

The Länsi-Uusimaa Department for Rescue Services will organise a rescue exercise at the West Metro worksite at Otaniemi. The exercise will take place at the worksite base (Tekniikantie 10) on Thursday, 8 May from 1 pm to 4 pm. The scenario for the exercise is that a machine catches fire and an employee is suddenly taken ill. The Rescue Services train personal rescue and firefighting in a tunnel under the conditions of the construction phase. Simultaneously, cooperation between the Rescue Services, Länsimetro and the contractor will be tested.

The exercise is the twenty-third of its kind to be organised at a West Metro worksite. The participants will include YIT Rakennus Oy, which is the contractor of the Aalto University station, Länsi-Uusimaa Department for Rescue Services and Länsimetro. The total duration of the exercise will be around three hours.

The exercise will not affect traffic in the area. Traffic will be directed locally as necessary.
The public are requested to avoid the area of the exercise site where possible.

Further information on the exercise

Clas Tallberg, Fire Brigade Chief, Länsi-Uusimaa Rescue Department,
tel. +358 9 8168 4294
Satu Linkola, Communications Manager, Länsimetro Oy, tel. +358 46 877 3392