The overall objective of the project was to rebalitate and improve the road connection leading to the Vainikkala border-crossing point from the South-East and Southern regions in FInland and especially from the cities of Lappeenranta and Imatra. The expected result was an increased traffic capacity and safer traffic between Lappeenranta and Vainikkala, and that people, goods and services would have better accessibility to the fast railway route.