Transport infrastructure projects
Expert services for land acquisition tasks in road and rail projects
LandPro is an expert company specialized in the land acquisition of transport infrastructure projects. We provide expert services for all land acquisition tasks in road and rail projects. We secure that the rights and areas needed for the project will be taken into possession according to the construction schedule, and specific issues regarding the compensation procedure will be considered.
Our services extend from preparations for expropriations to court hearings
We assist our clients in legal road and rail surveys. We prepare acts of expropriations and rejoinders to claims for compensation. In transport infrastructure projects we assess the compensation to landowners for the conveyance of property as well as evaluate potential disadvantages and damages due to the project. Furthermore, we assist the developers of transport infrastructure projects in Land Court hearings.
Rail project: Helsinki-Riihimäki
The Helsinki-Riihimäki rail project includes the improvement of the level of service of the busiest rail section in Finland. The goal is to separate freight traffic from passenger traffic and modification of switches to provide for higher train speeds through main stations. (Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency).
The first project phase started in 2015 and the second project phase is planned to be completed in 2028.
LandPro is responsible for the land acquisition tasks of the rail project in order to support and represent the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and the Uusimaa ELY Centre. Among others, the tasks include preparations for expropriations, supporting/representing the customer in cadastral rail surveys and Land Court hearings and consultations with the landowners.
The rail project is partly located in a dense urban environment and partly in the countryside. Project related changes to the living environment are emphasized in urban areas, whereas questions related to, for example, private roads and drainage of fields must be considered in the countryside.
In a long-term project it is appropriate to deal with compensations in several phases (so-called two-phase legal rail survey). In this way, landowners will receive a compensation for the areas acquired for the project as soon as possible after the expropriation. Questions related to the compensation for private roads are agreed to be solved along with the completion of construction. Potential compensations for the disadvantages and damages caused by the rail project will not, however, be settled until the construction is completed.
Road project: Ring Road I in Keilaniemi and Laajalahti (Espoo)
LandPro has assisted the Uusimaa ELY Centre in the land acquisition tasks of the Ring Road I upgrading project since spring 2019.
Among others, our tasks have included preparations for expropriations, coordination of noise measurements, consultations with landowners and assistance in cadastral road surveys. The next project step includes the second phase of cadastral road survey, which involves the disadvantages and damages caused by the project.
The project is implemented by the City of Espoo and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. Cooperation between different parties has been interesting and rewarding.
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