Sweden’s longest motorway tunnel takes shape

Myloc Construction is a central partner for Bravida during their work at the new tunnel E4 Förbifart Stockholm. In this giant project led by the Swedish Transport Administration, Bravida is responsible for installing the electrical supply, lighting, plumbing, VA and fixed extinguishing systems. Myloc supplies the system support and facilitates critical project logistics.

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Intense work is underway for Bravida at the Akalla interchange. Myloc have become an important partner for Bravida and their subcontractors in providing tools that enable efficient planning and logistical administration. Myloc Construction have developed the logistics solution for managing both larger and smaller transports to the project site, and provide support with any other logistics needs that may arise. An important basis for the collaboration is the integration between Myloc Construction and Bravida’s purchasing system Profit. Purchase orders are automatically transferred into Myloc’s system, which means that ordered material can be tracked throughout the entire transportation chain from the supplier, all the way to final delivery to the tunnel, as well as the steps in between.

“The Myloc platform not only helps with optimizing heavy transports. It also makes it easy to order resources like trucks, lifts and containers whenever they’re needed. Our solution means having control and traceability of the material all the way from the supplier, via the terminal in Skärholmen, to final delivery and installation down in the tunnel.”

Magnus Rydberg, product manager for Myloc Construction describes the logistical strategy employed at Akalla.

All of the project’s material deliveries are set up to first arrive at the external logistics partner MKR Logistik’s terminal and are reloaded there before further last-mile workplace transports. This helps optimize deliveries so that everything arrives where it is supposed to, at the right time and without taking up space for storage at the site any longer than necessary. Another advantage to this setup is MKR Logistik’s team of dedicated drivers who know the construction project well and know how to find their way around the shifting worksite at the tunnel. Saving time as well as costs for the project participants. MKR also plan and report all their work through Myloc’s system, providing important data for tracking project progression for the project managers at Bravida.

Helena Jacobsen, project administrator for Bravida at the site, explains how Myloc Construction has been implemented in the project:

“Myloc’s solution simplifies our work in both large and small ways because the entire logistics solution is centralized in Myloc. An important reson behind our success is that we involved and trained our own employees right from the start, as well as the external logistics company that we use, MKR Logistik, and other suppliers.”

Both Helena and Magnus highlight the close collaboration between Bravida and Myloc as a significant factor in how well the enormous project is progressing.

“We are responsive and always work hard to find solutions to any obstacles that come up. I also believe that having a high level of personal contact between stakeholders is of decisive importance in running successful projects.”

says Magnus.