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ERB Rail and Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnija launch regular meetings with Ķekava Municipality
Representatives of the Rail Baltica project implementation team – specialists from Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnija and ERB Rail, the contractor responsible for constructing the new Rail Baltica mainline – have launched regular meetings with the Ķekava Municipality. Currently, the priority southern section of the Rail Baltica mainline (Lithuanian border–Misa) borders the next construction section in central Latvia. Ķekava Municipality neighbours Bauska Municipality, where active construction works are already underway. In preparation for the start of mainline construction under the first two construction permits in Ķekava Municipality, Oskars Geide, Rail Baltica Mainline Project Manager at Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas, and Mārcis Grieznis, Technical…
Learn more about the works completed so far and the overall construction progress (video)
Construction and site preparation works continue on the southern section of the Rail Baltica mainline, with active construction currently taking place across approximately 30 km within seven construction permits. Current works include deforestation, construction of access roads, development of the Infrastructure Maintenance Facility near Iecava, as well as scanning and neutralisation of unexploded ordnance. The works are coordinated by Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas in cooperation with Latvijas valsts meži, while construction works are carried out by ERB Rail. Watch the video to learn more about the progress made so far! 08.05.2026.
90% of Info Day attendees in Iecava acknowledge that they are sufficiently informed about the implementation of the Rail Baltica project in the Bauska Municipality
This is evidenced by an express survey conducted during the Rail Baltica Information Day on April 29 at the Iecava Culture House. In response to the question, “Do you feel sufficiently informed about the implementation of the Rail Baltica project in the territory of Bauska Municipality?”, 76% of respondents stated that they are fully informed, 14% answered “Rather yes,” and 10% “Rather no.” The Information Day was organized for the fourth time in Iecava by the Rail Baltica project implementer in Latvia—the company Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas (EDzL)—together with the general contractor of the Rail Baltica mainline, ERB Rail. Visitors had…
Rail Baltica southern section mainline Info Day in Iecava
The Latvian implementer of the Rail Baltica project, the company Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas, together with the main contractor of the Rail Baltica mainline, ERB Rail, invites residents to attend a discussion on April 29 from 16:00 to 19:00 at the Iecava Culture House about the latest developments in construction works in the Bauska region. The aim of the Info Day for the southern section of the Rail Baltica mainline is to ensure direct dialogue between project implementers and the public regarding construction progress and technical solutions. Visitors will have the opportunity to approach thematic information stands individually, where project specialists…
Work on access roads is ongoing in the southern section of the Rail Baltica mainline (+video)
During the active construction phase of Rail Baltica in the Bauska municipality, access roads to the main railway line are being built. These access roads will be used both for the delivery of construction materials for the Rail Baltica railway line and, after the completion of the railway, for ensuring its operation. In the section of the regional road P92 Iecava–Stelpe, where an overpass over the mainline will be constructed, the width of the access road embankment is approximately 10 meters. The access road will connect the regional road P92 with the planned Rail Baltica Iecava regional station and will…
Rail Baltica project progress discussed with councils representing Iecava residents
At the construction base of the southern section of the Rail Baltica mainline near Iecava, representatives of the project implementer and contractor met with advisory councils of residents from the town and parish of Iecava, as well as representatives of the Iecava municipal administration, to provide updates on the project and hear residents’ questions. During the meeting, Jānis Naglis, Member of the Management Board of the national implementing body Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas, explained the scope of the project in Latvia and emphasized the priority of establishing a functioning European-gauge railway connection with Lithuania and Estonia. Meanwhile, Māris Saukāns, representative of…
ERB Rail has engaged more than 20 local subcontractors in the southern section of the Rail Baltica project
ERB Rail has currently engaged 20 local companies in the implementation of the southern section of the Rail Baltica project, from Misa to the Lithuanian border. Latvian subcontractors provide both part of the project's supply chain and construction and support services in a wide range of areas - from design and earthworks to infrastructure construction, engineering communications, environmental services, concrete testing, provision of machinery and equipment, and other works. The following specialized companies are involved in the project: AS "Ceļuprojekts," SIA "Betona pētījumu centrs," SIA "VentEko," and SIA "KEMEK Engineering," as well as large infrastructure companies: SIA "Binders," SIA "CBS…
Temperatures below −20°C facilitate deforestation works in the marshy Southern Section of the main line (+video)
Prolonged winter conditions and frost are facilitating deforestation works on the Southern Section of the Rail Baltica mainline. The mainline territory from Misa toward the Lithuanian border includes several marshy areas, which pose challenges for the logging process. Due to the severe frost, the ground base in marshes and along riverbanks is sufficiently frozen for logging machinery to operate even in winter conditions. At present, deforestation works are nearing completion in the section that was first handed over for logging and subsequent construction in December 2025. As a result, logging along 30 kilometers of the future Rail Baltica railway line…
Another 19 kilometers of the southern section of the Rail Baltica main line have been handed over for construction
EDzL and the main line builder ERB Rail have signed the act of commencement of construction works on the next three building permits for 19.62 kilometers, and the main line construction works can start on this section as well. Initially, these three construction permits will be used for basic works such as deforestation, stump removal and unexploded ordnance scanning. The railway embankment and associated access and maintenance roads, culverts and water drains will also be constructed. Total of 11 construction permits, or 11 smaller and larger construction sites, are in place for the southern section of the Rail Baltica main line, which…
