Modernisation and reconstruction of the terminal facility will make a significant contribution to the regional development, as well as ensure sufficient functioning of the border control points at the EU external border.
Due to its technical condition, the BCP “Vientuļi” used to serve only passenger vehicles, however after reconstruction, the BCP will be able to serve also cargo transport.
The opening of the BCP “Vientuļi” marked the completion of Large Scale Project “Reconstruction of BCP “Vientuļi” and arrangement of BCP "Brunishevo” (LSP-4) that has fulfilled its main objective to increase capacity of BCPs “Vientuli” and “Brunishevo” and thus improved overall capacity of Latvian-Russian border control point infrastructure.
The reconstruction of the BCP “Vientuļi” covered a wide range of major construction works. Various on-site buildings were built (administrative building, deep inspection building,) auxiliary facilities developed (border and customs control pavilions, pavilions for checkpoints), as well as five traffic lanes for vehicles in each direction introduced fitted with the necessary basic equipment of border and customs control.
The reconstruction of the BCP “Vientuļi” was done using modern customs and border control technologies that complies with all current EU requirements for border crossing points.
The opening ceremony gathered representatives of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia, State Joint Stock Company «State Real Estate», State Revenue Service, the State Border Guard and the Joint Technical Secretariat of Estonia-Latvia-Russia CBC Programme. The event was attended also by representatives of Russian partners and other institutions involved - Federal Customs Service of Russia, Federal State Budget institution "Rosgranstroy", Estonian Tax and Customs Board, Latvian Customs Veterans association, Latgale Planning Region and Viļaka County Council.
In the framework of the same Large Scale Project, a BCP “Brunishevo” on the Russian side was constructed. A number of significant infrastructure objects and facilities were developed to increasing its capacity and level of comfort. The BCP “Brunishevo” now benefits from new administrative building, border control pavilions, customs control pavilions, building for BCP maintenance services, new control equipment, driveways and squares infrastructure, engineering services - to name a few of the main works completed.
Total budget of the Project is 9.3 million EUR of which 6.4 million EUR is co-financing of the ENPI Estonia-Latvia-Russia CBC Programme 2007-2013.