Via Baltica Project Overview
The following information was compiled exclusively based on information regarding Via Baltica available on the official website of the Three Seas Initiative
Summary: Via Baltica is a critical transport corridor aimed at enhancing road infrastructure and safety, facilitating smoother travel and freight movement from Poland to Estonia. This project involves Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Estonia, forming part of the TEN-T core road network and partially financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
Significance: Via Baltica is essential for ensuring high-quality travel conditions, road safety, and environmental protection in line with TEN-T guidelines. The project addresses road safety issues and enhances economic and tourism potential. It aims to develop smart, alternative fuel-driven corridors, supporting sustainable transport and innovative solutions.
Infrastructure and Goals:
- Route: Connects Poland to Estonia through Lithuania and Latvia.
- Implementation: Modernizing existing infrastructure, integrating, and enhancing cargo terminals and logistic centers.
- Key Goals:
- Achieve and maintain a high engineering level of infrastructure for smooth goods and passenger mobility.
- Implement ITS solutions, cargo terminals, logistic centers, and equipment for infrastructure maintenance.
- Focus on road traffic safety, ensuring compliance with expressways and motorways standards.
- Develop a smart, alternative fuels-driven South-North Corridor with real-time data exchange for seamless travel.
- Provide real-time information on the availability of refueling stations and EV charging points.
- Ensure safe and secure parking places, roadwork updates, real-time traffic information, and weather conditions.
Key Entities:
- Implementing Entity in Lithuania: Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
- Promoter/Beneficiary: Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Impact: Via Baltica will significantly improve road safety, reduce travel time, and support environmental protection, contributing to economic growth and connectivity in the Baltic region. The focus on alternative fuels infrastructure will enhance the region’s ability to support alternatively fueled vehicles with real-time information on infrastructure and traffic conditions.
Map project: Jędrzej Błaszczak
Graphics: Marcin Wereszczyński
