For the next three years, the project office overseeing the construction of Rail Baltica’s Tunnel No. 5 will be based in the Ülemiste Business District. The lease agreement will take effect from October this year.
The project aims to build an underpass 32 metres long and 15 metres wide beneath the railway, designed for pedestrians and light traffic, connecting to Ülemiste Keskus shopping centre.
Rail Baltica Estonia chairman Anvar Salomets says the development of the multimodal terminal is a much larger urban space and mobility enhancement project than just the construction of railway infrastructure and a station building. “Within the next few years, the underpass will become part of the city’s cycling network, significantly improving the connection between two districts,” he said.