The new section was chosen from six possible options. The construction cannot avoid impacting capercaillies. Therefore, new habitats for capercaillies will be created in South Pärnu County.
Eleri Kautlenbach, the Rail Baltica project manager at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, said that a suitable railway section has been sought for five years. "The Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry has established the Rail Baltica planning in this section, which was annulled by the Supreme Court decision in 2020," said Kautlenbach.
"For five years, we have been working to find a new suitable location for the railway. Now it exists, and this is a very important step forward. Since the planning has been established, we can make preparations for the construction of Rail Baltica.