Street maintenance

The Civil Engineering Division provides the municipal engineering services required for the construction and maintenance of the community, and is responsible for waste management, as well as the machinery and storage services required for its own use and for other inte al municipal purposes. (road planning, public areas, machinery centre, storage centre)

The core services of this division include the construction and development of transport routes, pleasant green spaces and other public areas, as well as their maintenance, and the provision of high-quality waste management services.

Keuruu has 260 planned roads (pdf) with a total length of 80.2 km; of these, 65.2 km are asphalt-surfaced, 1.9 km are gravel-surfaced and 13.7 km are crushed stone-surfaced.

Haapamäki has 106 planned roads (pdf) with a total length of 28.9 km; of these, 9.4 km are asphalt-surfaced and 19.5 km are gravel-surfaced.

More detailed information on the roads, including their condition and winter maintenance classifications, for Keuruu and Haapamäki can be found in the tables for each settlement. Winter maintenance (and, in the case of Haapamäki, summer maintenance as well) of the planned roads in Keuruu town centre, Otava and Karjola, as well as Haapamäki, is carried out by private contractors. In Keuruu, the areas of Kurkiniemi, Seiponmäki, Ketvelniemi, Mustasaari, Melonsaari, Varissaari, Haiton, Kukkainniemi, Terva, Pappilanniemi, Lehtiniemi, Päkärin, Kivelä, Yliaho’s Lapinmäki, Nyyssänniemi and Sysivuori are managed by the municipal engineering machinery centre.

Street lighting is switched off between 11.30 pm and 6.00 am (except in the central areas of Keuruu and Haapamäki, and in Yliaho). For enquiries regarding street lighting maintenance, please contact the Public Works Department by email (kunnallistekniikka.keuruu(at)keuruu.fi), which issues work orders to the maintenance contractor (Radiki Oy). The 24/7 technical helpline number is 0400 245 615.

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