Above all, the closure has been to plant 190 new linden trees to replace 162 old and partially damaged trees.

The municipality has also made sure to replace VA lines in the meantime.

The traffic lane has been redesigned and car traffic is now allowed to leave a little more space for bicycle and pedestrian traffic.

- A little ground work in park areas then remains.

An advanced signaling system must also be tuned in, and that may possibly take some time, says landscape architect Carolina Olsson.

Östra promenaden is an avenue that began to be built in 1881, when Norrköping's inner city was to be framed by promenades.

In June, smaller parts of the promenade were opened to traffic.

In the video above, you can see how parts of the walk look now.

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This is how the walk turned out - Hear voices from the opening Photo: Carl Bruno Tersmeden / SVT