- It's an important place for the city. You only have a chance to make a first impression. Previously, they walked out of the station building and met car traffic, now we prioritize pedestrians, cyclists and greenery, says city gardener Martin Hadmyr.

The proposal was developed by the city's officials together with an architectural firm and the budget is SEK 56 million.

Builds in physical terrorist barriers

In the square there will be a bigger bike garage with 570 seats.

Taxi and car traffic should be more offset towards the hotel building than at present.

Raised cultivation beds with greenery should be placed out and also serve as seating in the square. And as part of security.

- The cultivations are heavy. They will be placed so that it will be impossible for anyone to drive into Knutpunkten with a truck, for example. Security, including acts of terrorism, is a reality we must have with us in urban planning nowadays, notes Martin Hadmyr.

The start of the construction is scheduled for the turn of the year and the square will be ready by 2022.

Everything can be torn down in ten years

How train traffic to Knutpunkten should go in the future has also been a factor to take into account when designing the square. If a new train tunnel is excavated, large parts of the city can be affected.

- But we can't wait for the redevelopment plans that lie ten years in the future. The square is worn with thirty years on its neck. But we have, for example, adapted the bicycle garage so that it can be mounted down and up again, the same goes with all the groundstone, says Martin Hadmyr.