As the new Station Centre that is currently in the planning phase starts to take shape, the existing P‑Asema parking facility next to the railway station will be decommissioned and its parking services moved underground into the first phase of the P-Hämppi expansion. According to the plans, the expansion will be built under the current P-Asema building and the Rautatienkatu street.
Simultaneously with the P-Hämppi expansion, the aim is to implement a new underground access on Viinikankatu, serving as a convenient entrance to the parking facility when arriving from the south and east and also enabling the future development of the underground street network. The future underground solutions are in accordance with the underground local detailed plan for the city centre that was ratified in 2022.
The decisions have been made – planning and implementation are next
In 2024, the City Council approved the City’s share of the costs of the Viinikankatu underground driving connection, as well as the financial bonds, investments and plot sales related to the P-Hämppi expansion. Planning for the new underground connection is currently underway, and the next phase will be the implementation.
