Rail Baltica station at the Riga International Airport

On 3 November, Implementing Body of Rail Baltica project in Latvia –Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas, Ltd. – has announced Phase 1, selection of candidates in the international tender for the construction of Rail Baltica station and related infrastructure in Riga International Airport. Goal of the tender is to find highly qualified performers of construction works complying with the tender requirements for the construction of the Rail Baltica station building in Riga International Airport, overpass, access roads, embankment, 6 km long section of railway tracks and overpass over K. Ulmaņa gatve. International tender is planned to take place in two phases. Phase One will include selection of candidates, which is planned for January 2020. Phase Two is planned for the submission of the proposals submitted by the candidates and negotiations to enter into a contract at the end of 2020 and to commence construction works in 2021. About RB Rail AS “RB Rail AS” is a joint venture between the three Baltic States established in October 2014. Holding equal shares in “RB Rail AS” are SIA “Eiropas dzelzceļa līnijas” in Latvia, UAB “Rail Baltica statyba” in Lithuania and OU “Rail Baltic Estonia” in Estonia. “RB Rail AS” is the central coordinator for the Rail Baltica project. The project involves the construction of a high-speed railway infrastructure from Tallinn to the Lithuanian/Polish border. Rail Baltica will be an electrified public use rail line, an environmentally friendly and modern...