The Bothnian Corridor - Oulu- Haparanda/ Tornio – Umeå
Project Description
• Bypass in Umeå E4/E12, 2015. • 2+1 road with central barrier on some sections of E4 between Umeå and Haparanda. Currently, there are 36 km of road that have yet to be considered finance, the remaining part is either done, planned or under construction. • Reconstruction of crossings on E4. • Improve the capacity of the E75 in Oulu by upgrading the road to six-lane motorway (ongoing). • 2+1 road with central barriers on several sections of E75 between Kemi and Oulu (ongoing). • North Bothnia line Umeå-Skellefteå, construction started in 2018 (Umeå-Dåva) • Measures to improve the capacity Umeå – Boden including investments for 750 m long trains 2024- 2029 • New stations for passenger traffic in Kalix and Haparanda 2020 • Upgrading of stations in Sweden Total Rail: 800 km Road: E8, E4, E75. Rail: Bothnia line, Haparanda line and the Main line through upper Norrland, Tornio – Oulu line (- the Main line to Helsinki)
