Rail Baltica Project (BASED IN ESTONIA). We are currently recruiting for 2 positions: Earthworks manager and Civil Works manager  

Rail Baltica is a greenfield rail transport infrastructure project aiming to integrate the Baltic States into the European rail network. The project involves five European Union countries: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and indirectly Finland. It will connect Helsinki, Tallinn, Pärnu, Riga, Panevėžys, Kaunas, Vilnius, and Warsaw. The Baltic part of the project is referred to as the Rail Baltica Global Project.

Main Facts About the Project

• The largest Baltic-region infrastructure project in the last 100 years


• A 10-year construction period


• Designed for both passenger and freight traffic


• Total length: 870 km (including 213 km in Estonia)


• Environmentally friendly: powered by electricity, with reduced noise and vibration


• Maximum speed:
  
  
  
  • 249 km/h for passenger trains
  
  
  • 120 km/h for freight trains
  
  
  
  


• More than €5 billion invested in the region


• Implemented by Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania


• Part of the EU’s North Sea–Baltic TEN-T corridor


• Financed by the EU (CEF), Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania


• Provides intermodality and multimodality


• Ensures full interoperability and completion of the wider North Sea–Baltic transport corridor by 2030, while aiming to commence operations on certain sections by 2028

Alliances Objectives

The primary goal of the Alliances is to complete the infrastructure subsystem within the planned timeframe, including all enabling and auxiliary works from Ülemiste to the Estonian–Latvian border.

Main Components of the Infrastructure Subsystem

• Substructure


• Superstructure


• Structures


• Drainage


• Railway station infrastructure:
  
  
  
  • Platforms
  
  
  • Underpasses and overpasses
  
  
  • Related systems and utilities
  
  
  
  

Rail Baltica in Estonia

The total length of the Rail Baltica railway in Estonia is 213 km and is divided into three Design Sections (DS):

• DS1: Rapla–Tootsi


• DS2: Tallinn–Rapla


• DS3: Tootsi–Estonian/Latvian border

Design Section DS3 consists of three Design Priority Sections (DPS):

• DS3-DPS1: 36.66 km


• DS3-DPS2: 45.32 km


• DS3-DPS3: 12.68 km

Alliance Sections

The project is divided into two Alliance sections:

• Alliance 1: Ülemiste–Pärnu — 142.13 km


• Alliance 2: Pärnu–Estonian/Latvian border — 58.1 km

Alliance 2 Scope

The objective of Alliance 2 is to design and build the Rail Baltica railway from Pärnu to the Estonian–Latvian border within the planned timeframe.

The Alliance 2 contract covers the Design Priority Sections DPS2 and DPS3. This includes the complete design and construction of the railway network from Pärnu to Ikla (Latvian border).

DIREEECT JV has been awarded the Alliance 2 contract. The parties involved in Alliance 2 are:

Customer and Alliance Party

• Rail Baltic Estonia OÜ

Design Service Providers

• Ingerop Conseil & Ingenierie S.A.S


• WSP Finland Oy

Construction Service Providers

• Bouygues Travaux Publics S.A.S


• Budimex S.A.


• KMG Infra OÜ