On 12 April, AS Merko Ehitus Eesti, part of the listed Estonian construction group AS Merko Ehitus, and KMG Infra OU signed a design and construction contract with Rail Baltic Estonia for the construction of the first stage of the Rail Baltic Ülemiste terminal. The cost of the contract is 44.8 million euros, which is up to […]
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Procedures are starting for the coordination and approval of the special plan of the Kaunas railway hub
Territorial planning procedures at the Kaunas railway hub are entering the next stage – coordination and approval. It is expected that the special plan of one of the most important infrastructural hubs required for the new international track will be approved by the Government in the third quarter of this year. Next on the agenda […]
Rail Baltica Procurement Webinar 2023: current procurements, supplier feedback and update on Common Procurement Standards and Guidelines
The annual Rail Baltica Procurement Webinar took place at the end of March 2023 with a goal to update potential suppliers and key partners about the current Rail Baltica procurement plans and address supplier questions. Experts from Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS, and the national implementing bodies Rail Baltic Estonia, “Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas”, […]
Construction contract signed for Rail Baltica Ülemiste railway infrastructure
The development of Rail Baltica Ülemiste joint terminal in Tallinn begins with the reconstruction of the railway infrastructure, for the implementation of which Rail Baltic Estonia and joint tenders GRK Eesti AS and GRK Suomi OY signed a contract in the amount of 27.2 million euros. During the construction works, the existing Ülemiste railway infrastructure […]
Work continues to ensure cross-border interoperability on the Polish-Lithuanian border
On March 27, 2023, a meeting of experts and management of PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. (PLK SA), AB LTG Infra and RB Rail AS was held in Warsaw, with an aim to continue work on making relevant steps to ensure full cross-border interoperability on the Polish – Lithuanian border. During the meeting all parties […]
Five international candidates submitted applications for the 1st stage of Rail Baltica Control-Command and Signalling subsystem D&B procurement
Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS has informed about the progress of the Control-Command and Signalling (CCS) subsystem design and build procurement, announcing that five international candidates – companies and association of persons – have submitted applications for the 1st stage of the tender. Candidates who will participate in the 1st stage of the […]
Rail Baltica Baltic Survey 2022: support for the Rail Baltica global project remains consistently high
The annual pan-Baltic survey on the resident’s attitudes* towards Rail Baltica was conducted for the fifth consecutive time. The Baltic Survey results showed that the general support level for the largest railway infrastructure project in the Baltics remains stable high across all three Baltic States with the average support of 61% in 2022 similarly to […]
Live now: Rail Baltica Procurement Webinar 2023
To inform potential suppliers and key partners about Rail Baltica procurement plans for 2023 and address supplier questions, the Rail Baltica Procurement Webinar 2023 is being broadcast live today March 30 from 13:00 until 16:00 (EEST). The event’s working language is English. Questions to Rail Baltica procurement experts can be asked on Slido.com, using […]
Join Rail Baltica Procurement Webinar already tomorrow, on 30 March
To inform potential suppliers and key partners about Rail Baltica procurement plans for 2023 and address supplier questions, a Rail Baltica Procurement Webinar will take place March 30 from 13:00 until 16:00 (EEST), online. During the event experts from Rail Baltica project delivery organizations will introduce Rail Baltica global project procurement plans for 2023, including […]
London South Bank University students visit Rail Baltica in Riga
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 […]
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 […]