Consideration of renewal and investment projects in track maintenance

In the investigated case, there were plans to replace the switch in connection with a railway yard renovation project, as a result of which measures to change the switch part were not launched. The renovation project had been delayed several times at the annual level, but its impacts on the need to maintain the switch and, consequently, rail traffic safety, had not been identified.

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency will examine the track maintenance process so that the impacts of delays in renovation projects on maintenance are taken into account in more detail when planning maintenance.

In the investigated case, there were plans to replace the switch in connection with a railway yard renovation project, as a result of which measures to change the switch part were not launched. The renovation project had been delayed several times at the annual level, but its impacts on the need to maintain the switch and, consequently, rail traffic safety, had not been identified.