Russia’s invasion has damaged or destroyed up to 30% of Ukraine’s infrastructure valued at $100 billion. The reconstruction could be achieved in two years using frozen Russian assets to help finance it. “Practically all components of our transport infrastructure have suffered in one form or another,” Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Oleksander Kubrakov told Reuters. He…
Construction work continues expanding within Latvia’s road network. Most of the work is done on regional roads. Motorists are urged to use alternative roads to bypass sections under construction. The biggest road traffic restrictions are on the section of Riga-Ergli (P4) regional road from Riga bypass (A5) all the way until the turn to Tinuzi;…
The state-owned Estonian Railways (EVR) may need an additional EUR 10 million in support from the state to cover this year’s costs in connection with the termination of freight transport from Russia. The company is seeking new markets in Central Asia, as cargo shipping on the Black Sea has been reduced due to the ongoing…
The Polish national air carrier PLL LOT will soon launch two new routes from Warsaw to Egypt and Kosovo. “From May 31, LOT passengers will be able to travel from Warsaw Chopin Airport to the capital of Egypt. The flights to Cairo will be operated by Embraer 190 planes five times a week, on Mondays,…
The Transport Administration is increasing speed limits on state roads with separated driving directions. This year, the speed limit is being increased on four-lane and 2+1 roads with separated driving directions; the speed limit will remain unchanged at 90 km/h on two-lane roads. The speed limit on a 24-kilometer section of Tallinn-Tartu Highway between Kose…
Russian and Belarusian trucks, which were obliged to exit Lithuania until April 16 due to the European Union sanctions, would be allowed to do that after this deadline, the Lithuanian Customs Department announced, adding that this decision was made in view of the long queues of trucks at the border. “Trucks used by Russian and…
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair must pay more than 600,000 euros to its ten former employees in Lithuania for their unlawful dismissal, a Lithuanian court has ruled. Kaunas District Court considered a lawsuit filed by the dismissed employees against Ryanair’s subsidiaries – Ireland’s Ryanair Designated Activity Company and Poland’s Ryanair Sun. All the plaintiffs are Lithuanian…