Construction site update – weeks 33-34
The Kaskia Wellbeing Block has reached an important milestone. The piling work for the Kaskia 55+ building has now been completed, and the construction of the car park is entering a new phase. At the same time, the stages of work causing vibration have largely been completed.
Work is ongoing on post-grouting the bedrock and constructing the watertight wall in the car park. The first section of the wall has been cast, and work on the second section is beginning on the Vuorikatu side. Meanwhile, formwork for the parking garage roof structure is underway.
The first concrete slab for the garage will be poured on Tuesday, 18 August. Due to the technical requirements of this process, work will begin exceptionally early at 6:00 a.m., but this stage of the work is not expected to generate significant noise.
Work ongoing on Tower Building and social/health centre
Rendering of the Tower Building façades is progressing, and interior construction is on schedule.
Construction of the future social and health centre is also progressing according to plan.
Updated traffic arrangements
The updated construction site layout plan included traffic arrangements is available on the website.
A new lifting area on Itäinen Pitkäkatu has reduced the need for heavy lifting operations on Kaskenkatu. Due to the installation of the construction lift, the work area on Sirkkalankatu has also been extended.
However, occasional concrete pumping and unloading operations will still need to be carried out on Kaskenkatu. Temporary traffic arrangem
Latest updates
The construction site camera is once again operational, allowing progress on the site to be followed via the website.
We would like to warmly thank our neighbours for the feedback received through the website during the summer. Your feedback helps us continue to improve communication about the construction project. We also thank our neighbours for their patience throughout the construction works.