The Rail Baltic project to build a new 250 km/h standard gauge line to connect the three Baltic states with Poland has reached another milestone, with Lithuania’s infrastructure manager LTG Infra signing two major construction contracts and the European Union (EU) confirming additional funding worth EUR 295.5 million to support the project.
LTG Infra is responsible for the delivery of the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania and has finalized agreements worth a total of €375.8 million to expand the country’s active construction zones to 114 kilometres. The contracts were awarded to Kaono Tiltay and Hesek.
Kano Tiltay will construct 24.4 kilometers of railway bridge and associated engineering structures between Ramigala and Persenai, including eight bridges, three viaducts, two animal crossings and a green bridge. The contract, worth €248.9 million, also includes the reconstruction of four public roads.
Hisk will deliver 12.3 kilometers of embankment and engineering works between Berčiūnai and Joniškėlis, worth EUR 126.9 million. The project includes the construction of three bridges, one viaduct, 19 canals, animal crossings, and more than one kilometer of noise barriers. This is Hisk’s third contract for work on the Rail Baltica line in Lithuania.
To mark the latest construction progress, a symbolic banner was installed near Panevezis by the Ministry of Transport and Communications and LTG. Lithuanian Transport Minister Juras Taminskas described the project as a reminder of the strategic importance of the project for regional connectivity and security.
Contracts worth more than EUR 800 million have been signed for Rail Baltica in 2025, reflecting strong momentum and increased investment in Lithuania’s transport infrastructure, says Egidius Lazauskas, CEO of LTG Group. “We will invest double what we invested last year, largely through European funds, with further growth expected as work between Kaunas and Panevezis intensifies,” he says.
Grant Agreement
Across the wider Baltic region, progress was reviewed at a high-level meeting in Vilnius on 21-22 October between the European Executive Agency for Climate, Infrastructure and Environment (Cinea) and project stakeholders.
During the event, Rail Baltica’s central coordinator, RB Rail, signed a new Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) grant agreement providing €295.5 million in EU support for the project. Estonia will receive 47.1 million euros in funding, Latvia 153.5 million euros, and Lithuania 94.9 million euros.
In Lithuania, the funding will promote construction in the Kaunas urban node, including bridges and railway crossings, as well as the technical design and land acquisition of the Polish Kaunas border section.
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