Street plans of Suohaukantie, Varpushaukankuja and Hiirihaukankuja

Streets and trafficLeppävaara

The planning area includes the street areas of Suohaukantie, Varpushaukankuja and Hiirihaukankuja. Street plans in accordance with the detailed plan will be drawn up for the street areas. The structural layers of the streets will be replaced, and a stormwater drain will be built for the streets. The existing HSY water supply network will also be renovated at the same time. The Technical Services Committee approved the plans on 17 May 2023.

Suohaukantie, Varpushaukankuja and Hiirihaukankuja are existing access streets. Suohaukantie also serves as a pedestrian and cycling route parallel to Karakalliontie. The streets become living streets starting from pile 50 on Suohaukantie.

Suohaukantie is a 5.0 metres wide, mainly ridged roadway reinforced with kerbstones. The beginning of Suohaukantie includes a combined pedestrian and bicycle lane that is 3.5 metres wide. There are parking spaces for 7 cars at pile 200 on the street. Varpushaukankuja is a roadway reinforced with kerbstones that is 4.70 metres wide, 3.65 metres from pile 85 onwards. The roadway has been constructed with a cross slope on one side. At the southern end of the street, there are two parking spaces parallel to the street in connection with a turning point. The street’s roadway has been narrowed to 3.0 metres at approx. piles 50–60. Hiirihaukankuja is a 4.7 metres wide roadway reinforced with kerbstones. The roadway has been constructed with a cross slope on one side. There are two parking spaces parallel to the street at piles 160–170.

The water pipes in the area will be renovated and the sewer replaced on Hiirihaukankuja and partly also on Suohaukantie. A new stormwater sewer will be built for the streets and drainage wells will be added to drain the roadway. The new sewage pumping station will be located at the junction of Suohaukantie and Hiirihaukankuja, and the existing pumping station on Hiirihaukankuja will be demolished.

The draft plans will be available for comments in the Ota kantaa service(external link, opens in a new window) starting from 6 February 2023. Comments and questions on the drafts can be submitted on the website for two weeks until 20 February 2023.

In accordance with the Land Use and Building Act, the street and park plan proposals to be finalised after the draft stage will be presented in public from 27 March to 12 April 2023 and then submitted to the Technical Services Committee for processing. The parties concerned will be notified by letter of the presentation in public.

Contact information

Heli Rautio

Infrastructure Design Manager+358 46 8772684Tekniikantie 15, Otaniemi

Customer Service of the Urban Environment

+358 9 81625100