At the end of March, Rail Baltica team had a pleasure to welcome a group of London South Bank University master’s students who were interested in learning more about the Baltics’ most ambitious railway transport infrastructure project. The students specialize in urban planning and design, and came to Latvia to explore sustainability issues and to […]
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EIA report for 19-km section of Rail Baltica in Harju County declared compliant
On 22 March, the Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) declared the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report of the 19-kilometer section “Kangru – Harju and Rapla county border” to be compliant, which brings closer the start of the construction of the section. The Estonian branch of RB Rail AS requested the initiation of […]
Rail Baltica: 8.6 million euro contract signed for construction works towards the border of Latvia
LTG Infra, the company implementing the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, signed an 8.59 mln euro (inc. VAT) contract with the Latvian company A.C.B. AS. The latter is the winning tenderer in the procurement procedure for the construction of access roads in the section Žeimiai-Šėta (Jonava-Kėdainiai District). “Local access motor roads are an important part […]
Dr Volker Wissing, Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, meets with Rail Baltica partners
During his working visit to Latvia from 15-16 February, Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital and Transport Dr Volker Wissing met with Rail Baltica global project’s management and representatives, and together with Latvia’s Minister for Transport Mr Jānis Vitenbergs, and partners from DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH visited the Rail Baltica construction site at the Riga […]
RB Rail AS is announcing executive search for CEO
On 14 February, Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS announced plans for an executive search for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairperson of the Management Board as the former CEO Agnis Driksna stepped down from the position. Executive search will be launched shortly, and, in the meantime, interim CEO duties will […]
Rail Baltica: search begins for the designer of the Vilnius railway node
In the course of the revision of the special plan of the Kaunas-Vilnius railway line of Rail Baltica, the procurement of design services for the Vilnius railway node has been announced. The tender was announced by the company LTG Infra responsible for the implementation of the project in Lithuania. The contract with the successful tender […]
GRK Eesti AS and GRK Suomi OY announced winners of the Rail Baltica Ülemiste railway infrastructure construction tender
On 9 February, Rail Baltica national implementing body in Estonia “Rail Baltic Estonia” announced the winner of the Rail Baltica Ülemiste railway infrastructure construction tender. Purpose of the construction works is to rebuild the existing Ülemiste railway infrastructure to make room for the Rail Baltica 1435 mm gauge railway. For this purpose, nearly 16.3 kilometers […]
Progress meeting with European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and Rail Baltica management held in Riga
On 7 and 8 February 2023, a progress meeting of the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and the management representatives of Rail Baltica delivery organizations was held in Riga to revisit the Global Project’s implementation progress. Representatives of Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS gave an overview of the mainline design […]
Rail Baltica cooperation with Poland being strengthened
To reinforce the close partnership with Poland and one of the key strategic partners of Rail Baltica – PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A., a tripartite letter of intent was signed between the global project coordinator in Baltic states and delivery organization RB Rail AS, national implementing body in Lithuania LTG Infra and the Polish railway […]
“Friends of Rail Baltica” meeting in the European Parliament: project implementers reaffirm a common understanding of Rail Baltica strategic importance for the Baltics and Europe
On 1 February, Rail Baltica project implementers met with the “Friends of Rail Baltica” working group, established by Members of the European Parliament, and chaired by its Vice-President Dr. Roberts Zīle. The participants of the meeting had the opportunity to review Rail Baltica implementation progress. The growing strategic importance of the project in the current […]
Arnis Kākulis appointed to the Supervisory Board of RB Rail AS
On 31 January 2023 the shareholders of Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS, Rail Baltic Estonia OÜ, SIA Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas and Rail Baltica statyba UAB appointed Arnis Kākulis to the Supervisory Board of the company. He is replacing representative of Latvia Anrī Leimanis, who was appointed to the Management Board of RB Rail AS in […]
Rail Baltica joint venture appoints new Chief Programme Management Officer
On 1 February 2023, Mr Thierry Boussillon joined RB Rail AS in the capacity of Chief Programme Management Officer and member of the Management Board. In his new position, Mr Boussillon will oversee the coordination of the three Baltic countries cross border railway project’s master plan, implementation activities and delivery of Rail Baltica global project, […]
A tender for the infrastructure of the Kaunas passenger station territory is announced
LTG Infra, the company implementing the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, has announced a tender for the infrastructure of the Kaunas passenger station territory. In the coming days, the design tender for the railway infrastructure of regional stations in Kaišiadorys and Vievis will be announced. The contracts with the winning tenderers are planned to be […]
Tender announced for the supervision of Rail Baltica infrastructure facilities outside Riga
Rail Baltica national implementing body in Latvia “Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas” has announced new public procurement to choose a supplier who will carry out the construction project expertise and supervision for Rail Baltica regional stations, infrastructure maintenance points in Skulte and Iecava, and Salaspils intermodal freight terminal. Construction project expertise is a professional examination, the purpose […]
Rail Baltica: significance of cross-border perspective and cross-sectoral cooperation is increasing to fully use the benefits of HSR
“The high-speed railway infrastructure project delivery organizations have the support of international partners, who point out that the planned infrastructure shall be ready also for dual-use, that is civil-military,” was emphasized at the Railway Direction Days 2023 (RDD2023), organized by Centralny Port Komunikacyjny Sp. z o.o. (CPK) on 18 – 19 January in Warsaw. During […]