Pöyry - Company Announcement

Pöyry awarded EUR 7.5 million railway design contract in Poland

PÖYRY PLC          Company Announcement 14 October 2009 at 12.40 p.m.

Pöyry has been awarded the design contract for the new airport rail
link in Katowice, Poland by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. Pöyry's
share of the total assignment is EUR 7.5 million.

Pöyry is leading the design consortium with DB International in the
project, which includes 38 km of railway line and 28 new structures
such as bridges etc. The airport rail link runs from the Katowice
airport in Pyrzowice to the centre of Katowice and other cities of
the Upper Silesian agglomeration.

The design services will start with a feasibility study, leading over
preliminary and building permit design and finally to the tender
design including preparation of tender documents. They also contain
consulting services during the bidding phase of the contractors. The
design phase will last from October 2009 to May 2011 and will also
include a complete environmental impact assessment and obtaining of
relevant environmental permits.

The project is financed by the EU Cohesion Fund and the Polish State
budget.

Pöyry is a global expert in consulting, project management and
engineering. We offer our clients in-depth industry expertise,
innovative solutions and lifecycle engagement. Our knowledge extends
across hydropower, oil and gas, power and heat, renewable energy,
pulp and paper industry, chemical process industry, transportation,
water and environment, and construction services. We have about 7000
experts at our service in 49 countries.

PÖYRY PLC

Heikki Malinen
President and CEO

Teuvo Salminen
Deputy to President and CEO

Additional information by:
Johannes Dölzlmüller, President, Business Unit Eastern Europe,
Austria
Tel. +43 676 838 780
Andy Goodwin, Executive Vice President, Transportation Business
Group, Switzerland
Tel. +41 44 355 5555

www.poyry.com

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