Rail Baltica – Latvia

As part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), Rail Baltica will connect the Baltic states to key European transport corridors, enhancing defence and security, logistics and trade, mobility, and economic resilience

Rail Baltica is the largest infrastructure project in the history of the Baltic states, reconnecting the region to the European railway network. The project will be implemented in phases, with the first phase aiming to establish an operational cross-border high-speed rail corridor linking Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with Poland by the ambitious target year of 2030. Passenger trains on the new line will reach projected speeds of up to 249 km/h, while freight trains will operate at speeds of up to 120 km/h.

ERB Rail JV, comprising Eiffage Genie Civil, Budimex and Rizzani De Eccher, has been awarded the contract for the construction of 230 km of new high-speed railway line in Latvia, divided into 70 No. Building Permits and comprising 175 No. engineering structures (including bridges, viaducts and overpasses).

Rendel Ltd, together with Ingerop Latvia, Ingerop IVT, Ingerop T3 and our local partner Celuprojekts, is mobilising a team of 9 key experts in the project office in Riga to review and coordinate the design and produce the Design Review Construction Preparation (DRCP) documents, including Design Scrutiny reports, Constructability reports and Cost-optimisation reports.

The design review and coordination covers various disciplines such as railways, roads, bridges and structures, ground engineering, utilities, hydraulic, RAMS, Interoperability and BIM.

The duration of the contract is 93 months (January 2024 to October 2031).

Our mission includes the coordination with various stakeholders involved in the project, such as ERB (contractor) and their subcontractors, RB Rail (Coordinator), EDZL (Employer), Fidic Engineer, Designers and Author Supervisors, Roads and Rail authorities, Utilities stakeholders and Municipalities.

To co-ordinate the design of the Latvian section of Rail Baltica, Rendel and Ingerop have set up ‘Ingerop Latvia SIA’ to manage the project. A large team based in Riga will be supported by Ingerop experts in France and Spain, and the UK through Rendel.

The Rendel and Ingerop team, and its Latvian partners, will collaborate closely with ERB Rail to ensure the successful completion of the project.