Former minister: “We need to take off the ‘rose-colored glasses’ on the Rail Baltica issue”

Former minister: "We need to take off the 'rose-colored glasses' on the Rail Baltica issue"

“Today I can say that this project will not be implemented by 2030. There is no doubt about that,” he said. In his opinion, Latvia, together with Estonia and Lithuania, needs to agree on a minimal and financially feasible project option.

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The politician admitted that to reduce costs, the initially planned train speed should also be reconsidered. “I think that even a speed of 180 kilometers per hour would be a very good solution for the Baltic railway,” said A. Ašeraden and added that the higher the planned speed, the more expensive the infrastructure construction.

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