Hatanpää School Renovation Hit with €2.06m Extra Bill, Completion Delayed to September 2028

Construction crews found load-bearing concrete columns so degraded that laboratory tests described the material as extremely weak and crumbling, Tamperelainen reports. The discovery has pushed the renovation’s costs up by about €2.06 million, bringing the revised project estimate to €23.65 million and moving the expected completion date back four months to September 2028. Work will take longer.

City engineers have expanded investigations to cover the entire building and are still awaiting results for beams and intermediate floors. The extra €2.06 million would cover detailed structural studies and additional design work. It would also fund on-site strengthening and shoring, weather protection and costs tied to the extended schedule.

The project already includes roughly €780,000 in other approved extra works, paid from the current appropriation and mainly linked to unexpected structures uncovered during demolition and asbestos removal. Tampere’s city board is being asked to approve the budget increase; if it agrees, construction will continue under the updated plan aimed at securing the school’s long-term safety and usability.