The Helsinki City Council has approved the project plan for Kruunusillat – Crown Bridges. The project plan comprises the construction of a tram connection between the Helsinki city centre and Laajasalo and three new bridges. The City Board voted for the proposal 13–2.
The total estimated cost of the project is EUR 260 million. The most visible part of the project would be the three bridges, the longest of them – the 1.2-km Kruunuvuorensilta – would be the longest bridge in Finland. In addition to trams, the bridges would serve cyclists, pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
The tram connection, 10 km long, would run from the city centre to Yliskylä via Hakaniemi, Nihti, the Korkeasaari island (Helsinki Zoo) and Kruunuvuori.
The tram connection would serve the needs of the extensive new housing under construction and to be built in Kruunuvuorenranta and Laajasalo. The number of daily passengers to Kruunuvuorenranta is estimated at 37,000. The number of cyclists and pedestrians is estimated at 3,000.
According to the project plan, construction could commence in 2018 and traffic over the entire connection in 2026.
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