E18 Koskenkylä–Kotka motorway opened for traffic In Finland

The new motorway from Koskenkylä to Kotka was opened for traffic on Monday, September 1, 2014. Spanning a total of nearly 53 kilometers, the motorway construction was divided into 6 sections, of which the Loviisa–Ruotsinpyhdäs and Ruotsinpyndäs–Ahvenkoski sections were opened for traffic on Monday. The construction started in November 2011. Parts of the motorway were opened for traffic already in 2013, and the opening of the final sections on September 1, 2014, complete the project. The project is implemented under a life cycle agreement extending to 2026 by Tieyhtiö Valtatie 7 Oy, and