A new tunnel will be built to connect Tallinn’s Lasnamäe and Ülemiste City as part of the Rail Baltica project for €9.8 million and the first phase will be completed next autumn.
Representatives of Rail Baltica Estonia and the construction company Leonhard Weiss OÜ signed the contract for the underpass on Monday. The first stage is expected to be completed by 31 October 2027.
At present, the Ülemiste area can mainly be accessed via Tartu maantee, and the next opportunity to cross the railway is located more than three kilometres away on Smuuli tee.
The new tunnel will create a connection between Peterburi tee and Suur-Sõjamäe street and improve access for pedestrians, cyclists, public transport and car traffic.
Currently, the railway can only be crossed at the same location via a pedestrian bridge.
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