Pöyry's services, which have a total value of about €6.3m (£5.4m), cover track engineering, rock and geotechnical engineering, architectural design and structural engineering, as well as work in some of the stations and depots. The company has has also provided engineering services for the first phase of the Western Metro line, which is currently under construction and is scheduled to be in operation in 2015.
The Western Metro line extension is in Espoo, the third largest city in Finland. It is due for completion in 2018 and will become part of the metro system in the Helsinki capital region. This new 8km long track will bring the metro within the reach of 50,000 people in south-western parts of Espoo.
"We want to introduce a quick and sustainable means of transport for the citizens and this Metro extension is an important part of the city development,” said City of Espoo director of technical and environment services Olavi Louko. “I believe that Pöyry's experience in several rail and tunnelling projects will significantly contribute to the project."
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