Helsinki City Council has approved the project plan for the Crown Bridges project to link the city centre with the island of Laajasalo, which includes the construction of a 10km light rail line.
The EUR 260 million link is being proposed to serve extensive new residential developments in Kruunuvuorenranta and Laajasalo.
Plans for the Laajasalo metro include eight stations, of which one would be located in Santahamina and three in Laajasalo, and the rest in the centre of the city: in Katajanokka, near the Helsinki Market Square, on Esplanadi and at the Kamppi metro station, where the line would meet the existing metro line. Plans to build the Laajasalo light rail line caused plans for the Laajasalo metro to be practically abandoned. The possible light rail line would be located in a tunnel in the city centre based on plans for the Laajasalo metro.
Three bridges totalling 2km are therefore proposed to carry a new light rail line, pedestrian walkway and cycle path. These include the 1.2km Kruunuvuorensilta, which would be the longest bridge in Finland.
The light rail line will link the city centre with Yliskylä, running via Hakaniemi, Nihti, Korkeasaari island (Helsinki Zoo) and Kruunuvuori.
Construction could begin in 2018 and the line would be completed by 2026.
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