Pollinator Highway.
A biodiverse linear park and green corridor for pollinators and people
The Paavli and Pelguranna spatial sections of the Pollinator Highway will be completed by the end of summer 2025!
Construction of the Paavli and Pelguranna sections of the Pollinator Highway have begun. The construction process was paused in December due to cold weather. Construction will resume on April 15. If everything goes according to plan, the new linear park will be completed by the end of this summer and will open in early autumn.
The construction of the Pollinator Highway turned out to be more extensive than expected. An old main gas pipeline needed to be replaced, which unfortunately entailed much more extensive earthworks than we would have liked. Last year, other utility networks, road substructures and foundations for city furniture and sporting grounds were also completed; as well as nature-friendly lighting. In the spring and summer, the builder will begin building playgrounds, sports fields, pavements and restoring greenery.
What does the Pollinator Highway offer in the future? Above all, t will be a green space for both animals and people. A bike lane and peaceful walking paths will be built here. New leisure areas will be created: playgrounds, sports and dog fields, and seating and picnic areas. To restore the meadow, communities of meadowsweet, eelgrass and elk hemp will be sown. You can learn more about the construction project HERE . We will also keep the Instagram account putukavail updated.
The Pollinator Highway is being built by Tallinn Roads Public Company Limited. The project is managed and financed by the City of Tallinn.
Repurposing Transmission Towers
Transmission towers carrying high voltage lines form the axis of the Insect Trail. By putting the lines into an underground cable - work that has already begun - the pylons are destined to disappear from the cityscape. We want to preserve some masts as landmarks and an exciting stratum from the history of the Pollinator Highway and give them a new meaning and function. In the linear park design of the northern part of the Pollinator Highway, we design versatile activity pockets near the masts. By dismantling the pylons into modules and reassembling them in a new way, the masts can become, for example, light poles, greenhouses, climbing towers or observation platforms - such ideas have been proposed by the locals during a crowdsourcing project. Our concept is to turn masts into a new kind of “energy masts” with integrated smart city solutions that function as landmarks and support versatile uses. The precondition for rethinking the masts is cooperation of the current owner of the masts: Elering and the city of Tallinn.