News - Transport

As part of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s Helsinki–Riihimäki railway project, modification work related to the construction of additional tracks will be carried out on the Purola and Nuppulinna overpasses during the summer. During the works, only one lane will be open at the bridges crossing the railway line on Vähänummentie and Nuppulinnantie, and traffic will be controlled by traffic lights.

A retaining wall is being built in Jokela as part of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s Helsinki–Riihimäki railway project. In connection with the construction of the retaining wall, piling work will be carried out in the area at night from 24 May. This phase of the work may cause noise disturbance for local residents.

The Public Works Department of Tuusula Municipality has drawn up a draft street plan and a proposed amendment to the street plan.

Renovation work in the Jokela area will begin with the construction of foundations for electricity pylons on the eastern side of the track from 4 May 2026. Completion of the electricity pylon foundation works will enable the construction of a new underpass for Blennerintie beneath the railway, the associated road connections and the bridge crossing the Palojo River.

With the arrival of spring, maintenance work on gravel roads has begun again in Tuusula. Spring maintenance is necessary to ensure that gravel roads remain passable.

Tuusula Municipality is resuming work on the Ristikiventie footpath and cycle path, which had been on hold over the winter. The project is scheduled for completion in August 2026.

The new safety plan, drawn up in cooperation with Järvenpää and Kerava, outlines the content and priorities of the municipalities' road safety work for the coming years. The vision of the plan is to reduce the number of road traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the area to zero by 2035.

The planning of the Itärata railway line between the capital region and Kouvola is progressing to the stage of terrain surveys for the route alignment. The first surveys and measurements will begin in April. A small section of the route alignment is located in the southernmost parts of Tuusula.

The Finnish Transport Agency has announced that some local train services operating at night and in the early morning will be replaced by buses between Järvenpää and Jokela in the coming months. In addition, some trains will use a different platform than usual in Jokela. During the exceptional arrangements, installation work related to the main line renovation project will be carried out.

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has announced that excavation work related to the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway line development project will begin in Hornankallio, Tuusula, on Monday, 9 February. The excavation work will cause temporary noise and traffic disruption in the area.