📋 Tender Overview
Minister of Economic Affairs and Industrial Affairs Erkki Keldo signed a directive establishing a planning of the Parnu County route of Rail Baltic. This will also provide an opportunity to start the railway on the section of Parnu County, which was partially overturned by the Supreme Court of the Earlier Plan in 2020.
The Rail Baltic railway is a strategically important infrastructure project for Estonia and the Baltic States, which creates a modern and environmentally friendly transport connection to the European railway network, reduces road transport and promotes economic development while being the backbone of military mobility in NATOs eastern.
The development of Rail Baltica is firmly moving, and the establishment of the Parnu County route plan with successful construction procurement is important milestones. We are currently preparing for the alliance contracts with international consortiums, which results in the construction contracts for almost all of Estonias main routes. Chairman of the Board of Estonia Anvar Salomets.
In addition to the railway route corridor, new local railway stops in Surju and Urissaare are provided for in the plan to improve the mobility of the population and promote the coherence of the area.
Access roads for residences, agricultural and forest land are also planned to ensure the mobility of the local population during the construction and use of the railway.
The mitigation measures planned in the planning ensure that the significant impacts on both humans and the natural environment are as minimal as possible. For example, areas with noise removal need to protect both human health and sensitive natural communities. The locations of the noise barrier shall be specified during the design.
Compensation measures have been developed and activities supporting the relevant impact on the relaxed impact on the bird area of Luitemaa to ensure a viable wildlife population in the bird area of Luitemaa.
In 2020, the Supreme Court overturned the plan of the previous Parnu County route in paragraphs where the impact of the accompanying Rail Baltic on the Luitemaa Bird Area next to the route was not sufficiently valued. Six alternative solutions were considered as the new route of Rail Baltic in Parnu County, assessing their environmental and socio-economic impacts.
Rail Baltics county plan is planned:
Rail Baltic 350 m wide route corridor. The railway land with the railway protection zone is generally 66 m. Of this, 35m is a fence landing land with electrical masts, ditches and service paths. The exact location of the railway will be determined in the design.
New mobility opportunities for residents - Surju and Urissaare local stops are planned for the use of the train.
A road network related to Rail Baltic Railways to ensure access to residence, agricultural and forest lands both in construction and at life.
Ecoduks with protective zone to ensure mobility. The annulment of the Supreme Court in the Rail Baltic route corridor is re -established by a green network to maintain the cohesion of natural habitats and the integrity of ecosystems.
Areas with noise removal need to protect both humans and sensitive nature. The exact locations of the noise walls are determined when the railway is designed.
Relief measures to minimize a significant impact on the natural environment. The measures are specified in the design.
Compensation measures to compensate for the relevant impacts of the Luitemaa Bird Areas on the wild and the restrictions on compensation measures until the impact reimbursement.
More information about Rail Baltics county plan is available.
Kady-Ann Kogermann
Public relations adviser
