Ruukki to speed up construction of Lövö bridg...

Press release 12 November 2009

Ruukki has been chosen as the steel structure contractor for a bridge
to be built at Dragsfjärd archipelago in southwest Finland to replace
the Lövö ferry. The bridge will be almost 500 metres long and feature
the largest sections ever made for a Finnish bridge. Ruukki's
installation technology chosen for the contract is being used for the
first time in Finland and will considerably speed up installation of
the massive bridge sections. The order received by Ruukki is worth
almost EUR 3 million.


"The steel bridge solution will considerably shorten overall
construction time and the installation method chosen will also speed
up work. The large sections will be installed in place in a week in
spring 2010. Total steel structure installation time on site will be
cut from half a year to just one month compared to conventional
construction methods. This will leave us more time for the other
demanding stages of work in the bridge project," says Construction
Manager Mauri Ketonen from Skanska Infra.

Ruukki will supply the steel structures, including installation, to
Skanska Infra Oy. The structures will be fabricated at Ruukki's plant
in Ylivieska, Finland and be completed into ready-to-install sections
in Kalajoki, from where they will be shipped by barge to the
construction site.

Ruukki will make full use of its installation methods, which have
been employed elsewhere in the Nordic countries, for the first time
in Finland in the Lövö bridge project. Each section will be about 100
metres long and weigh 200 tonnes. The sections will be lifted
directly into place by sea crane and welded together. The high degree
of structural prefabrication will not only speed up installation
time, but also minimise construction risks in maritime conditions and
reduce adverse environmental impacts, for example, leaving the banks
in their natural condition.

The 460-metre long composite girder bridge to be built in the
Dragsfjärd archipelago will span the Lövö strait at a height of 18
metres. Ruukki will start fabricating the structures in late 2009 and
the girders will be installed in spring 2010. Lövö bridge will open
to traffic in autumn 2010.

For further information, please contact:
Heikki Wilén, Business Manager, Infrastructure Construction, Ruukki
Construction, Tel. [phone]

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Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and total
solutions to the construction and engineering industries. The company
has a wide selection of metal products and services. Rautaruukki has
operations in 27 countries and employs 12,200 people. Net sales in
2008 totalled EUR 3.9 billion. The company's share is quoted on OMX
Nordic Exchange Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation
uses the marketing name Ruukki.


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