During a meeting of European transport ministers in Brussels, participants agreed that all member states the railway network of which differed from the EU standard, had until 2025-2026 to develop a plan to transition to 1,435 mm. This applies to Latvia as well, as reported by Ministry of Transport. Latvia and other Baltic States still…
Traffic movement and municipal transport routes will be restricted on downtown Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue between until December 5 for planned road repair works, Tbilisi city hall has announced. Vehicles are directed from the avenue through Leo Kiacheli and Giorgi Akhvlediani streets in the direction of Merab Kostava Street, and to Heroes Square through Niko Nikoladze…
The State Administration of Roads (ASD) announced that sector II of the R6 Chisinau-Orhei-Balti road, rehabilitated according to European standards, was put into operation, after a reception committee noted that the works were being carried out and at a high level of quality, according to the execution project. The works, executed by a company from…
A dozen of Tbilisi’s metro stations will have upgraded infrastructure with the financial support of the Asian Development Bank, mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced. Four of the stations – Akhmeteli, Didube, Delisi and Technical University – will have new entrances constructed. He also said the $16-million project would include renovation of aboveground infrastructure for 12…
The Republic of Moldova will receive a loan of 100 million euros for the construction and rehabilitation of roads. On November 9, the parliamentary committee on foreign policy and European integration approved the initiation of negotiations with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to amend the loan agreement previously concluded with the country.…
The construction of the 600 MW back-to-back Vulcanesti station is no longer technically and economically justified, concludes a study by the World Bank, presented at a round table at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development (MIDR). The study evaluates the technical and economic feasibility of the investment in the construction of the back-to-back (BtB)…
Inflation has stalled the renovation of apartment blocks in Lithuania. As construction costs increase, companies are unwilling to participate in undervalued tenders, while residents are not fond of paying more than initially planned. Mindaugas Gikas was one of the initiators of the renovation of a five-storey apartment block in Vilnius. He says he and his…