Border traffic booking service pilot project

A border traffic booking service pilot project, where drivers can book their border crossing in advance, is due to begin in Finland at the end of 2014 for passenger and freight traffic travelling from Finland to Russia through the Vaalimaa border crossing point. An agreement for the development of the pilot project was signed by the South-East Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (South-East Finland ELY Centre) and GoSwift Suomi earlier this year. It aims to evaluate whe
June 19, 2014 Read time: 1 min
A border traffic booking service pilot project, where drivers can book their border crossing in advance, is due to begin in Finland at the end of 2014 for passenger and freight traffic travelling from Finland to Russia through the Vaalimaa border crossing point.

An agreement for the development of the pilot project was signed by the South-East Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (South-East Finland ELY Centre) and GoSwift Suomi earlier this year. It aims to evaluate whether the service can offset peak traffic periods, by smoothing and spreading the traffic volume over a longer period, to reduce queuing, improve traffic flow and increase road safety.
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