Boskalis Nordic Today No. 01/2019

CUSTOMER’S NEWS | PROJECT DIRECTOR JUKKA REPO, CITY OF HELSINKI

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SEASIDE RESIDENTIAL AREA IN A MAGNIFICENT SETTING P roject Director Jukka Repo of the City of Helsinki’s Urban Environ- ment Division is satisfied with the

start made to the Koirasaaret and Stans- vikinranta preconstruction contract, being implemented at Kruunuvuorenranta. “I am delighted that this fine project was launched on time this spring, as soon as the ice left in April. This preconstruction contract is the first phase of an extensive project in which a new residential district will be built in the Koirasaaret area at Kruunuvuorenranta for a total of 13,000 residents. The area will also provide 800 new jobs. The project will be completed by 2030,” says Repo. “The project will not just consist of new homes, however; the intention is also to create an attractive living environment. Great attention has been given to this in planning the new seaside residential area. Canals, small boat berths, beach boul- evards, diverse services, and outdoor and recreational opportunities, for example, will be implemented in the area. At the nearby Stansvikinranta, a half kilometre long swimming beach, open to all, will be created, opening up magnificent sea- scapes,” continues Repo. Kruunuvuorenranta is only three kilome- tres from Helsinki city centre, as the crow flies. In the future, transport connections will improve significantly. “In the future, it will be possible to reach Kruunuvuorenranta from the city centre by tram in quarter of an hour, when the Kru- unusilta bridge project connects Laajasalo, Kruunuvuorenranta and Kalasatama. The bridge project will therefore bring Kruunu- vuorenranta, which is currently reached by a rather circuitous route, into the heart of the inner city,” explains Repo. The name Kruunuvuorenranta is derived from the old name Kruunuvuori given to the high shoreside rocks located there. Many of Helsinki’s islands, for example Katajanokka, Korkeasaari and Suomen-

TEXT: MARKKU SALONEN | PHOTO: CITY OF HELSINKI

linna can be seen from there. “In the current project, it is very important that the area’s old rocks, islets and trees are protected from damage. In other re- spects, too, the project will be implement- ed so that the environment is exposed to as little harm as possible. At the same time, however, new Helsinki will be created, be- cause the project will result in an increase in land area by a total of 10 hectares,” says Repo with a smile.

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