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WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff is a leading global engineering consulting firm with around 34,500 staff in over 500 offices across 40 countries, focusing on technical excellence and client service. The document details various rail projects in Finland, including the Esopo City Railway and the City Rail Loop in Helsinki, both aiming to enhance commuter rail traffic and urban infrastructure. Additionally, it highlights the incorporation of information modeling in the design processes to improve communication, quality, productivity, and urban planning.
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- 1. WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff is nowone of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We bring together approximately 34,500 staff, based in more than 500 offices, across 40 countries to provide engineering and multidisciplinary services in a vast array of industry sectors, with a focus on technical excellence and client service. www.wsp-pb.com
- 2. WSP Finland Infrastructure designand urban planning Employees Traffic planning: 26 Infrastructure: 71 Ground engineering: 33 Bridges: 40 Urban pl. & architecture: 45 Design Studio: 15 22.3.20162
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- 4. Espoo City Railway Clients:Finnish Transport Agency, City of Espoo, City of Kauniainen Espoo City Railway • Railway design • Stations and switches • Ground engineering • Street design • Walking and cycling • Park & ride facilities • Bridge design • Water supply and other networks • Landscape architecture • Noise abatement and calculations • Vibration analyses • Lighting desing • Impact assessment • Virtual 3D model
- 5. Ring Railway toHelsinki-Vantaa Airport Kuva: Liikennevirasto / Skyfoto
- 6. City Rail Loop, Helsinki TheCity Rail Loop is a planned urban railway line for commuter trains under the Helsinki city centre. The loop-shaped railway starts in Pasila and runs in a tunnel via Töölö, Helsinki City centre, Hakaniemi and back to Pasila. At present, problems in train traffic easily lead to disturbances affecting the whole country, since the commuter and long- distance traffic are closely connected. This new railway line will enhance commuter train traffic for the benefit of 1.4 million inhabitants in Helsinki region long-distance train traffic in the whole country
- 7. City Rail Loop,Helsinki City Rail Loop of Helsinki Client: Finnish Transport Agency, City of Helsinki (joint venture with Finnmap Infra Ltd and Rockplan Ltd) Largest design project based on information modelling in Finland Complex built urban and historical environment Multidisciplinary Integration of disciplines by modelling The use of modelling is expected to: improve communication with authorities and decicion makers give support for city planning help finding possibilities and best practicies improve quality and cost control improve productivity in construction
- 8. City Rail Loop, scopeof work; WSP Street design; entire project area Alppila area; tunnel entrance structures, traffic planning, landscape and bridges Hakaniemi station; structural design
- 9. West Metro Helsinki- Espoo Kuva: Liikennevirasto / Skyfoto Kuva: Länsimetro 13 new stations, 21 kilometres Helsinki metro line is set to continue to Espoo. Ruoholahti–Matinkylä section: • rail line of 14 kilometres • 8 new stations • construction will be completed 2015 • operation will begin in 2016 Matinkylä–Kivenlahti stretch: • 7 kilometres • 5 stations: Finnoo, Kaitaa, Soukka, Espoonlahti, and Kivenlahti. • The entire line will be completed 2020
- 10. West Metro, Koivusaaristation, Helsinki Kuva: Länsimetro
- 11. Riihimäki triangle line,detailled design Triangle line Tunnel
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- 14. Turku Light Rail,Areal Development Study Turku Light Rail, Areal Development Study Client: City of Turku
- 15. Raide –Jokeri LightRail, preliminary engineering Raide –Jokeri Light Rail, preliminary engineering Client: City of Espoo, City of Helsinki (joint venture with Ramboll Finland Ltd)