Sandra Paegļkalne

More than two years ago, the Jēkabpils Regional Council decided to support the construction of a railway line from the Krustpils railway station to the industrial zone in the territory of the former Jēkabpils airfield. This was one of the requirements of the Lithuanian company VMG, which at the time was planning to build a €190 million particle board factory in Jēkabpils.

The design of the railway connection was started, but then the Lithuanian company announced that it was canceli...