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A small street project with a broader urban purpose
Nacka municipality has announced a new pedestrian and streetscape project along Edövägen in Orminge, an urban centre in the Stockholm region. The work will create a wider and more even walking route, improve lighting and add new greenery, including trees and rain gardens designed to manage stormwater.
The announcement, published on 22 September 2026, presents the project as a practical improvement to everyday movement rather than a major road scheme. Its focus is the section of Edövägen running through Orminge centre and the connection towards Kanholmsvägen. The municipality says the measures are intended to make the route more accessible for pedestrians while creating a greener and more welcoming street environment.
Accessibility and comfort are central
The existing walking route will be rebuilt with a broader surface and adjustments to its height. Those changes are designed to make the path more even and easier to use for people with different mobility needs, including people using mobility aids, families with pushchairs and older residents.
Lighting will also be improved. Nacka describes the combined measures as a way to strengthen accessibility and everyday comfort along a route that serves the centre and nearby residential areas. The project is not presented as a separate pedestrian zone: it is an upgrade within an existing urban street, intended to make walking a more convenient part of local travel.
That neighbourhood-scale approach is increasingly important in suburban centres, where short journeys to shops, services, schools and public transport often depend on the quality of footways rather than on large new transport infrastructure. In Orminge, the municipality is developing the centre through several connected projects, with the stated ambition of creating a local centre that is safe, accessible, lively and attractive for residents, visitors and businesses.
Rain gardens bring drainage into the streetscape
The most distinctive environmental element is the planned installation of rain gardens. These planted areas are intended to help handle rainwater, while also adding vegetation to the public realm. Nacka says the measures should improve Orminge’s ability to manage heavy downpours in the future.
Rain gardens are a form of nature-based drainage. They can temporarily collect and slow down surface water before it enters the drainage system, while planting can make hard urban surfaces more visually varied. The municipality has not claimed that the project will solve wider flood risks, but it links the local intervention to long-term climate adaptation in the neighbourhood.
For residents, the change should be visible at street level: a more continuous path, better lighting, new trees and planted drainage areas alongside the route. The project therefore combines a transport function with a modest public-space improvement.
Construction is due to start this autumn
According to the municipal timetable, the contractor is expected to receive access to the work area during weeks 39–40 of 2026. The work will begin at the turning area at the upper end of Edövägen and then proceed gradually downhill. Nacka expects the full project to be completed during summer 2027.
The municipality says the impact on residents and other people using the area is expected to be limited. However, the route may change during construction, and pedestrians are being asked to follow signs and temporary arrangements on site.
The contractor named by Nacka is Bygg & Miljö Stockholm AB, working on behalf of the municipality. The announcement does not give a construction budget or a detailed breakdown of the individual costs.
Part of the continuing renewal of Orminge centre
The Edövägen works sit within the wider development of Orminge centre. Nacka’s project information identifies the new and wider walkway, improved lighting, trees and rain gardens as part of the current works in the centre. Other improvements in the surrounding area are being advanced separately.
The result will not transform the district overnight. Its significance lies in the accumulation of practical changes: removing uneven sections, improving visibility, adding shade and planting, and making rainwater management part of the street design. Together, those measures can support a more comfortable local route through a growing suburban centre.
For Nacka, the project offers a clear example of how pedestrian infrastructure and climate adaptation can be addressed in the same public-space investment. For Orminge residents, the immediate outcome will be a safer, greener and more accessible walk along one of the centre’s established streets.
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