An essential feature of Toppila harbor and its surroundings will be lost this summer when the cement terminal that has been in operation for 50 years is demolished.
Finnsementti Oy, which operates in the terminal, has already moved its operations to a new terminal on nearby Vihreäsaari. The last visit to terminal’s cement silos was made by cement carrier Envik on Christmas Eve.
Preliminary demolition work started on Monday with Finnish infrastructure giant Pöyry supervising the demolition work on behalf of Finnsementti. Arto Ollikainen from Pöyry says the terminal will be demolished and fully remediated by midsummer.
The first element to be demolished is the conveyor system that crosses Pitkänmöljäntie Road. Demolition work on the shipping department adjacent to the cement silos is being done as well.
The site will be fenced off and the demolition will be carried out on weekdays between 7am and 7pm to avoid any inconvenience to residents in the area.
Temporary traffic arrangements will be implemented throughout the demolition process.