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To be completed this year, the Atlantinsilta bridge will connect the new neighbourhoods in Jätkäsaari with the West Terminal and make traffic smoother. The bridge will also have a tramway, which will shorten the travel time to Helsinki city centre.

How is the Crown Bridges project progressing in Helsinki? Will the construction work cause any vibration? Is it a must to start working very early in the morning? How can I drive to Southern Helsinki? The Crown Bridges project raises questions and those questions are answered here as best as possible.

In recent years, wind power has taken major steps in technological development, which has contributed to increased market-based investments in wind energy. However, the public debate abounds with myths and claims about wind power. Providing people with up-to-date information helps them have a fact-based discussion about the possibilities of wind power, such as at the municipal level.

A basic part of any construction work, land surveying is usually carried out in three different stages of infrastructure projects. When planning a construction project, in this case a linear light rail project, initial data is collected by performing various surveys in the area. The next important surveys take place when the plans are complete and the next step is to put the plans into practice at the actual location. As some of the work phases are completed at the site, it is time for the third survey, which ensures that each phase has been performed with high quality and that the end result is in line with the plans.

How does it feel to be at work in a place where your work is visible to thousands of people every day and widely commented on in both newspapers and on social media? YIT's professionals working on road and rail construction sites and in road maintenance know a lot about that.

In this case study of takt time production, the lead time of one project stage in a tramway construction project was reduced by 60% compared to unbalanced production.

The construction industry is driven in the direction of low emissions by EU, government, municipal and in-house carbon neutrality goals. An environmental impact assessment standard for infrastructure construction is on its way, perhaps already in 2021. The industry needs a common calculation method for reliably comparing carbon dioxide emissions in tenders and competitive bidding.

Car tyres, kitchen furniture, sofas, household appliances, old abandoned cars, batteries, oil canisters, bottles full of urine, drug syringes, lawn mowers, chainsaws, bicycles, sex toys, tins, renovation waste from bathtubs to asbestos. The list of waste left on roadsides and in rest areas is long. The bill for cleaning it up is ultimately paid by the taxpayer.