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Turku Highway
The Finnish national road 1 ( or ; ) is the Highways in Finland, main route between the major cities of Helsinki and Turku in southern Finland. It runs from Munkkiniemi in Helsinki to the VI District, Turku, VI District of Turku, and is part of the European route E18. The road is a motorway for its whole length. The first portion of the motorway was constructed in the 1960s between central Helsinki and Kehä III, and extended to Lohjanharju in the 1970s. In the other end of the road, the motorway stretches from eastern Turku to Lahnajärvi near Suomusjärvi. In 2005, a portion of motorway between Lohjanharju and Lohja was opened. The last part of the motorway (Lahnajärvi–Lohjanharju) was opened on January 28, 2009. This part of motorway contains five tunnels totalling . The longest tunnel (, double-bore) is also the second longest road tunnel in Finland. Route The road passes through the following localities: *Helsinki *Espoo *Kirkkonummi (Veikkola) *Vihti *Lohja *Salo, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Transport Agency
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (, ), shortened to FTIA, is a Finnish government agency responsible for the maintenance of Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...'s road, rail, and waterway systems. The agency's annual budget is 2.1 billion euros. The parent organization is the Ministry of Transport and Communications. History Until 1 January 2019 the name of the agency was Finnish Transport Agency (, ). Finnish Transport Agency was founded in January 2010. The agency took over the operations of three separate transportation agencies; the Finnish Rail Administration (RHK, , ), the Finnish Maritime Administration, (, ) and the Finnish Road Administration (, ). In January 2019 due to changes in the organizations, the traffic control tasks for road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
