Construction of a light traffic lane on Linjatie in cooperation with municipalities

Petition received by the municipality on 16 October 2020 Municipalities to agree on the construction of the Linjatie light traffic route, which has been awaited for almost 30 years:

Three municipalities, Järvenpää, Mäntsälä and Tuusula, border Linjatie. Residents along Linjatie and other road users are no longer satisfied with the explanation that there are too many parties involved in the agreement, making it difficult to reach an agreement on the construction of the cycle path. This has been the standard explanation for years for not building the Linjatie light traffic route. Local residents recall that as early as the 1980s, there were calls for a light traffic lane along Linjatie between Kellokoski and Haarajoki. In 1993, a petition was circulated, which received 1,123 signatures. The number of detached houses with children along Linjatie has nearly doubled since the 1990s, and traffic has increased. After waiting for about 20 years, the residents of Jokela finally got a light traffic lane between Eriksnäsintie and Jokela this summer. Now it is finally Linjatie’s turn.

Construction of a light traffic lane on Linjatie in cooperation with municipalities:

Based on the petition submitted to the municipality, Arto Lindberg made the following council initiative on 9 November 2020:

Three municipalities, Järvenpää, Mäntsälä and Tuusula, border Linjatie. For residents along Linjatie and other road users, it is no longer enough to say that there are too many parties involved in the agreement, making it difficult to reach a consensus on the construction of a cycle path. This has been the standard explanation for years for the failure to build a light traffic lane along Linjatie. Local residents recall that as early as the 1980s, there were calls for a light traffic lane along Linjatie between Kellokoski and Haarajoki. In 1993, a petition was collected with 1,123 signatures. The number of detached houses with children along Linjatie has nearly doubled since the 1990s, and traffic has increased. After waiting for about 20 years, the residents of Jokela finally got a light traffic route between Eriksnäsintie and Jokela this summer. Now it is finally Linjatie’s turn.

The road was resurfaced in the summer of 2020, but the carriageway has not been widened at all, and the edges may no longer be as resistant to heavy vehicles. Despite the 50 km/h speed limit, there are often people driving well above the limit on the road. Young people speed along on mopeds and motorcycles, lorries and delivery vans are everyday sights, and drivers fall asleep at the wheel on the long straights. There have already been a few accidents this summer. The most unusual incident was a couple of years ago, when a trailer with a boat ended up in a ditch.

Linjatie is extremely unsafe, especially for pedestrians and cyclists. There are many detached houses on both sides of Linjatie. As a result, there are many children on the road riding bicycles, scooters and walking to school, Roinila sports field or other activities elsewhere in Kellokoski. Due to the unsafe school route, school buses funded by the municipalities run on the road in the mornings and afternoons. There is no street lighting on part of Linjatie, which poses a danger to pedestrians and cyclists, especially in the autumn evenings and at night.

Cycling has become even more popular during this summer of coronavirus. All municipalities want to promote cycling because of its health benefits and, equally, for climate reasons. In terms of cycling, Linjatie is the only section between Kellokoski, Haarajoki, Nummenkylä and Kellokoski that lacks a light traffic lane.

A petition has been launched on Adressit.com to collect signatures for the construction of a light traffic lane on Linjatie between 2 and 18 October 2020. A total of 585 people have signed the petition (online and handwritten signatures), of whom half (52%) are from Tuusula, a quarter (24%) from Mäntsälä, just over a tenth (11%) from Järvenpää and the rest (13%) from other localities.

The Linjatie light traffic route must be implemented as soon as possible and, for example, placed at the top of the list of small, cost-effective projects (KUHA). The construction of the Linjatie light traffic route has been on the KUHA list for many years. 

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