A request to initiate plans for a new railway line that will bypass Tallinn has been submitted by local governments in Harju County. Municipalities and companies have committed to co-financing the report.
The Estonian government on Thursday approved the interim report for Rail Baltic, which noted that it is very likely that the amount needed to finance the railway project cannot be secured in time. In all likelihood, the project will end up getting considerably more expensive, and several stages in its completion will run behind schedule.
The Estonian government at its Thursday meeting approved the 2021 report and current interim report for the Rail Baltic railway project. Last year, design work for the project continued, construction began on five planned viaducts and wildlife crossings, and the railway from Lelle to Pärnu was reconstructed for freight transport.