The government decided to urgently construct two bypass roads. Regarding the Lutepää triangle or 'small boot' bypass, Transport Administration head Janar Taal said the contract with the builder has been signed. Negotiations with landowners are currently underway.
EKT Teed OÜ will begin construction. First, forest clearance needs to be organized. Construction will start in April. Taal hopes that minor obstacles in land acquisition will be resolved gradually.
The 'big boot' bypass road is about five kilometers long. There are seven to eight landowners there. Negotiations with them are ongoing. Properties will be acquired in accordance with legislation.
According to Taal, cooperation with landowners has been smooth. The project for the big boot bypass was completed this week. A construction tender will be announced within the next two weeks.
Taal says the complexity of the whole process is due to many negotiations happening simultaneously. The most important thing is that the forest corridor needed for road construction gets cleared for logging.
Normally, RMK carries out forest clearance on state lands. But since not all properties have been acquired, they have to act independently. This is slightly more complicated.
Taal is optimistic that the 'boots' will get hard surfacing by autumn. The biggest risk is forest clearance. Taal hopes it will be completed in spring. Once forest clearance is done, it will be possible to complete the road construction by autumn.