Renewing city

The renovation and extension of the Tampere City Central Office Building will begin in spring 2023, and the construction work will be completed in summer 2026. The part of the Central Office Building that is on the Puutarhakatu side will be demolished, and a new five-storey extension will be built in its place. The property on the Aleksis Kiven katu side will be renovated.

Puutarhakatu will be renovated between the parks Vanhankirkonpuisto and Hämeenpuisto. The renovation will start early in the year 2025 and continue until 2026. The renovation is being carried out because the water and sewer pipes have reached the end of their useful life and need to be replaced. District cooling pipes will also be built on the street.

After the renovation, the street will have a wider two-way cycle track on the northern edge, pavements on both sides and a one-way carriageway for motor vehicles. The renovation will improve walking and cycling conditions and road safety, and make the street a more pleasant environment. The management of stormwater, i.e. rainwater and meltwater, will also be improved.

Viinikanlahti area will go through a thorough transformation over the coming years. When the vast Viinikanlahti wastewater treatment plant is relocated to Sulkavuori in the mid-2020s, the area will be redeveloped into a new lakefront residential district of 3,300 inhabitants.

According to current plans, the new Viinikanlahti residential district will be connected to Tampere city center by a new tram line and a pedestrian bridge across Lake Pyhäjärvi.