Latvia puts a ceiling on Rail Baltica. Now the other two countries have a problem

Ülemiste terminal in Tallinn as designed — the specification Estonia is building to, and the one Latvia is stepping back from. Rendering: Rail Baltica.

For twelve years the Baltic states specified the railway first and went looking for the money afterwards. Latvia has now reversed the order. That is the most important thing to happen to Rail Baltica since the cost estimate quadrupled — and Latvia took the decision alone.

By Frank Andersson

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