Estonia has no direct obligation to build four-lane highways

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Estonia has committed to upgrading its main highways to meet EU standards by 2030.However, EU requirements do not explicitly mandate four-lane highways, meaning the Tallinn-Tartu and Tallinn-Pärnu-Ikla highways may never end up fully four-lane roads.

By the year 2030, Estonia is required to develop the highways that are part of the EU’s core network — namely the Tallinn-Tartu and Tallinn-Pärnu-Ikla highways.The EU’s requirements for main highways stipulate grade-separated interchanges and traffic directions separated by a median strip.

According to the Ministry of Climate, these requirements mean there is no obligation to upgrade the roads to four-lane highways.

Read more: ERR.EE

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