Main road 866 Jussinpuro–Pahalampi

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Main road 866 leads to Russia through the Kuusamo border crossing point. Th e road is 46 km long and it bears logging traffi c from Paanajärvi in the direction of Finland. Th e road has been improved along several diff erent sections since 1995. Th e improvement work was completed to prepare for the needs of traffi c crossing the border when the Kuusamo border crossing point was to become international. Th is application was in reference to a fi veand- a-half-kilometre Jussinpuro–Pahalampi section. Th e project included improvements to the alignment and structure of a road section with demanding soil composition. 50 percent of the project’s funding was received from the European Regional Development Fund, 40 percent from the Ministry of Employment’s administrative branch and 10 percent from the Oulu Road Region and Ministry of Transport and Communications Finland.

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