Riga

In Latvia, the principle line of the railway undertaking “Rail Baltica” is anticipated to start out this summer season, throughout this development season, representatives of SIA “Eiropas dzeľzalja lijnas” (EDzL), which is liable for the development of the ” Rail Baltica” railway undertaking on the territory of Latvia, knowledgeable.

EDzL representatives indicated that deforestation work is at present persevering with close to Iecava, however that development work may start later within the second half of the summer season.

EDzL informs that the “Rail Baltica” crew, representatives of the European Fee and worldwide companions from France, Italy, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia met in Riga on Tuesday and created a time capsule with a message for future generations, which will probably be inbuilt. the foundations of the principle line.

“Rail Baltica” will implement the development of the principle observe in levels, initially ordering the primary spherical of development work within the space of ​​Bauska close to Iecava, the place the “Rail Baltica” infrastructure upkeep space will probably be set sooner or later.

The infrastructure upkeep level will cowl an space of ​​roughly 16.5 hectares and can function a development logistics base throughout development, connecting to the prevailing 1,520 millimeter rail community and benefiting from the rail for transporting development supplies and gear. .

Underneath the supervision of EDzL, the three way partnership “ERB Rail JV” is anticipated to construct roughly 230 kilometers of predominant railway strains, which additionally embody 175 engineering buildings, 11 animal tracks, 42 viaducts, 81 street bridge and 32 railway crossings.

The chairman of the non permanent board of EDzL, Āriks Diļevs, says that Latvia will begin the development of the principle line with gathered expertise in development work on the ranges of Riga Airport and Riga Central Node.

However Marko Kivila, chairman of the board of the Baltic States three way partnership JSC “RB Rail”, mentioned that this yr development work will happen on greater than 150 kilometers of the principle observe.

“Though there’s quite a lot of work forward of us and we might not be with out challenges, the success of the subsequent levels of undertaking implementation will instantly depend upon even nearer cooperation between the varied undertaking companions and stakeholders,” mentioned Kivila.

Transport Minister Kaspars Briškens (P) notes that the frequent want of the undertaking events is to make sure cross-border connection within the first spherical of the “Rail Baltica” undertaking by 2030, together with integration Riga, however the development of the principle street is the principle aim.

“We now have completed the required preliminary work handy over the long run work to skilled builders,” mentioned Brišken.

Then again, Katrīna Trautmane, coordinator of the North Sea-Baltic TEN-T core community hall of the European Fee’s (EC) Directorate Basic for Mobility and Transport, says that the undertaking from the European Fee, and for the reason that starting of the warfare, the significance of “Rail Baltica” has grown much more.

The FIDIC framework contract of the pink e book of the principle line units the utmost contract quantity at 3.7 billion euros, which implies that the particular prices of every part of the road will probably be calculated after the acquisition of the development tasks.

Contract administration, work and price evaluation will probably be carried out by the shopper EDzL and the civil engineer by the Italian firm “Italferr” (“Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group”). The Ministry of Transport oversees the implementation of the contract.

It has already been reported that the three way partnership “ERB Rail JV” consists of the French “Eiffage Génie Civil”, the Polish “Budimex” and the Italian “Rizzani de Eccher”, which gained a world competitors. “ERB Rail JV” was registered in Latvia on October 12, 2023, based on “Firmas.lv” data.

The “Rail Baltica” undertaking, through which difficulties in assembly deadlines and acquiring funding have lately come to gentle, envisages the creation of a railway line of a regular European normal from Tallinn to the border of Lithuania and Poland, till it’s potential. join the Baltic states with different European nations by rail. Within the Baltic States, it’s deliberate to construct a brand new 870-kilometer railway line with a European observe width of 1,435 millimeters with a most practice pace of 240 kilometers per hour.

Initially, the prices of “Rail Baltica” have been anticipated to succeed in 5.8 billion euros, however the events concerned have once more mentioned that they’ve elevated considerably. It’s deliberate to cowl a part of the prices from the funds of the European Union. The railway line “Rail Baltica” is deliberate to be opened in a collection of levels between 2028 and 2030.

In final yr’s exercise report, the State Safety Service (VDD) emphasised that, regardless of the issues, there could be no additional delays within the development of the “Rail Baltica” infrastructure. and that the undertaking requires focused threat administration.

EDzL is a totally state-owned capital firm, and its share capital is 4.445 million euros.

Ukraine will receive the first batch of weapons from the United States “in less than a week” after the US Congress passed a new aid program for Kyiv and President Joe Biden signed it, officials said US responsibility for the Washington Post.

It is announced that the lower house of Congress – the House of Representatives – this weekend should consider an aid bill for Ukraine proposed by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. If accepted, the document will be considered by the Senate next week, where they promise not to delay its adoption. If the Senate also approves it, all that remains is to get the signature of Mr. Biden, who also supported this document.

Earlier, Pentagon sources told the mass media that the US military has already started collecting a new batch of weapons for Ukraine, which will be provided as soon as agreed Congress.

After the adoption of the law on aid to Ukraine, “it will take less than a week until some of the weapons reach the battlefield,” one of the interlocutors assured the publication.

Exactly what will be included in the first batch of weapons and how much is still unknown. “The Washington Post” suggests that there will definitely be 155 millimeter ammunition for “medium” artillery and missiles. Ukraine is likely to receive additional air defense equipment, especially anti-aircraft missiles.

The House of Representatives is expected to consider a new bill on military aid to Ukraine on Saturday – for the first time in more than half a year. According to the “Financial Times”, there is a very high chance that the document will be approved, although Donald Trump, a possible Republican candidate in the US presidential elections in the autumn, could still be disturbed. with a vague assessment of this document.

The upper house of Congress – the Senate – promises to quickly approve the bill if it is successfully adopted by the lower house. Senators also want to send the bill to Biden for his signature as soon as possible.