Helsinki City Transport HKL and the director of the technical sector of the City of Espoo have selected YIT – VR Track joint venture as the construction contractor for the Jokeri Light Rail project. The total budget for the project is EUR 275 million, of which the share of the construction costs, according to the client’s estimate, is around EUR 205–225 million.
The contract covers the construction of the light railway route from Itäkeskus in Helsinki to Keilaniemi in Espoo. The contract will be signed by the end of November. Within the contract, the HKL and Espoo city may also include options regarding, for example, the construction of a depot.
The length of Jokeri LRT will be 25 km from Itäkeskus, Helsinki to Keilaniemi, Espoo via Pitäjänmäki and Leppävaara and will have 33 stops. Designed as a double-track line, the construction work of the light railway is estimated to start in 2019.
“The Jokeri Light Rail is an extremely important project for the entire metropolitan area, and it’s inspiring to be involved in enabling sustainable growth in the area. We bring to the alliance solid expertise in the construction of modern light railways, and the project efficiently supports the objective of increasingly expanding our operations to the urban environment,” Jouni Kekäle, Vice President of Construction at VR Track Oy said.
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