photo: LTG Infra / Public domain/Rail Baltica construction in Lithuania
The Rail Baltica project will boost Lithuania's economy by creating thousands of jobs and connecting the Baltic region to Western Europe with a high-speed rail network.
The project, which aims to connect the Baltic region to Western Europe via a high-speed rail network, is expected to create up to 20,000 jobs based on comparisons with similar European projects.
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Rail Baltic Estonia signed a construction contract for the construction of the mainline of the railway in Harju County.
Over the past two years, approximately 95% of construction work on Rail Baltica has been carried out by Lithuanian subcontractors, even as foreign contractors from Italy and Latvia participate in the project. These foreign contractors often collaborate with local companies, ensuring that a significant portion of the investment returns to the Lithuanian economy through salaries, taxes, and other contributions. "Construction volumes are expected to grow exponentially each year until around the end of 2028, after which they will stabilize," said Vytautas Tilinskas, Program Manager for the Kaunas–Lithuanian and Latvian state border section of Rail Baltica. He emphasized that high-speed railway construction is complex and requires a high level of qualification for all participants.
The Rail Baltica project will also have a lasting impact on the job market by creating positions in infrastructure management and maintenance, station and terminal management, and passenger and cargo handling along the route. "Public infrastructure projects are one way to stimulate the economy," noted Tilinskas. "During the construction phase, Rail Baltica will create new jobs and contribute to regional GDP through various direct, indirect, and additional impacts from infrastructure investments. During the infrastructure utilization phase, it will increase market access and trade competitiveness in the Baltic States, attract foreign investment, and support productivity and the enhanced competitiveness of the Baltic transport and logistics industry."
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With the project’s growth, there is a significant demand for designers and contractors in Lithuania and across the EU. The market for designers is filled with ongoing projects, and design companies are being actively invited to participate in tenders for the project. The representative from Rail Baltica in Lithuania stated, "We have not yet encountered a shortage of construction capacity, but the expected intensive growth in construction work each year means we must work strategically with the market to find necessary solutions." The representative added that the market must be ready to meet the project's pace and future demands for specialists and technical resources.
Rail Baltica is the largest railway infrastructure project in the history of the Baltic States. The project involves building an electrified, European-standard double-track railway connecting key cities across the region, including Warsaw, Kaunas, Vilnius, Panevėžys, Riga, Pärnu, and Tallinn. The total length of the line will reach 870 km, with 392 km in Lithuania, 265 km in Latvia, and 213 km in Estonia.
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The final meeting on the special plan for the Kaunas-Vilnius railway line of Rail Baltica was held last week in Vilnius, where revised solutions were presented…
Source: Rail Baltica; LTG Infra