Lithuania highway rebuild project planned

Lithuania highway rebuild project planned
November 18, 2019 Read time: 1 min

A 40km stretch of the E67 Via Baltica highway connecting Lithuania with neighbouring Poland is to be rebuilt and upgraded. The section of E67 highway being improved will be between Marijampole (located to the west of Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius) and passing by Kalvarija the Polish border. Work is expected to commence in 2021 and the stretch should be complete by 2025. In all the work is expected to cost €300 million. The work is being planned by the Lithuanian Road Administration (LAKD) on behalf of the Ministry of Transport.

In addition, plans are in hand to improve the Liepkalnio-Zirniu intersection in Vilnius. The work will be carried out by two Lithuanian contractors, Fegda and Tilsta. The contract is worth €31 million and the work is expected to take 18 months to complete.

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