Estonia is building gates and barriers on the border with Russia
3 August 2025 15:12
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Department is building gates and barriers on the Narva Bridge to securely close the border crossing to Russia if necessary.
This was reported by the Estonian edition of ERR.
There are no road crossings in the border city of Narva, so gates for vehicles and pedestrians are being built in the middle of the bridge. Retractable metal barriers are being installed at the beginning of the bridge.
Antti Eensalu, the head of the Narva border crossing point, explained that the new barriers will help prevent attempts to break through the border by vehicles that want to avoid border control. According to him, about five years ago there was a case when a car from Russia broke through the existing barriers.
Also, according to Eensalu, the installation of new gates will allow for better control of the situation in the event of a possible migration attack on the bridge across the border. If necessary, the checkpoint can be completely closed.
Similar barriers are planned to be installed at other border crossings, such as Luhamaa and Koedula. The total cost of the project is about €2 million.
