First Value engineering preferable solutions are ready to be presented in Jonava county

Spain’s IDOM responsible for detailed technical design of Rail Baltica section Kaunas-Ramygala is ready to present value engineering preferable solutions in Jonava county. There are three value engineering sections in Jonava: Kaunas-Šveicarija, Šveicarija-Žeimiai and Žeimiai-Šėta.

 

The section Šveicarija-Žeimiai is 12,2 km long includes 2 road viaducts, 1 railway viaduct and 1 road underpass, 2 regional stops and 1 passing loop.

Special scientific modeling is being used to ensure appropriate noise reduction where needed by implementing special dampening measures and building noise barriers. This section will have a total around 746 m of noise barriers. Additionally, 3 passages will ensure that animals will be able to safely cross underneath the railway.

 

Roads Jonava-Čičinai-Smičkiai, Rogožiai-Čiūdai-Kulva, Jonava-Kėdainiai-Šeduva will intersect with the railway via overpasses and underpasses. There will be no single level crossings throughout the whole Rail Baltica line to guarantee security of the railway and people.  

 

Four local roads will be closed in this section. To cross the railway, people will be able to use 4 road crossings, on average every 3 kilometers in this section.   

 

 

One exceptional piece of engineering in this section will be the bridge over the river Neris. More than 1,5 km long, it will be the longest railway bridge in the Baltics. Due to environmental concerns, there will be no supporting structures in the river itself – over 150 m. railway will be hanging above the river to allow fish move freely and water vegetation to flourish.

 

This section also includes 2 regional stops at Jonava and Ručiūnai. It will be up to Lithuanian government to manage and develop these services on a later stage.

 

First solutions will be presented to the residents of Jonava county in the very near future and will be elaborated on during a live meeting with the designers. The solutions will be finalized once all the comments from the public had been taken into account.

 

The detailed technical design for section Kaunas-Ramygala will be finished in 2021. Lithuanian railways had already begun preparations for the construction services tender. Construction is also expected to begin in 2021.

25.05.2020

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