European route E67

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The E67 near Bříství, Czech Republic
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Distance sign behind the Czech border in Poland
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E67 near Veiveriai, Lithuania
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E67 near Ādaži, Latvia
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At the Northern beginning at the port of Tallinn

European route E 67 is an E-road running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Estonia and by ferry to Finland. It goes via Prague, Wrocław, Warsaw, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki.

The route is known as the Via Baltica between Warsaw and Tallinn, with a distance of Template:Convert. It is a significant road connection between the Baltic states and Poland.

The route is mostly a motorway or expressway with some sections of a 2+1 road and single carriageway. Along the Via Baltica highway, the stretch of European route E67 between Warsaw and Tallinn, a 5G mobile network will be built in order to facilitate self-driving vehicles and expand opportunities for freight carriers.<ref>Baltic ministers sign Via Baltica 5G agreement Eesti Rahvusringhääling 29.09.2018</ref>

Environmental concerns

The Via Baltica attracted great controversy in 2007, as its planned new express road was to take it through several areas in Poland of great natural value. Most controversial was the Augustów bypass, which would take the route through the wetlands of the Rospuda Valley, the last area of its kind remaining in Europe,Template:Citation needed and an area protected by EU law as part of the European Natura 2000 Network. In July 2007 Polish Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński halted work on the bypass after the European Commission applied for an immediate injunction.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After an intense campaign of protests in Poland and abroad and also counter-protests of the local community, the plans have been changed, and now the highway has been rerouted to completely avoid the wilderness area.<ref name="rasoc">Rospuda ocalona</ref><ref>BBC - Poland reverses to spare wetland</ref> The road was inaugurated on 20 October 2025 in a ceremony led by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and Polish president Karol Nawrocki at the Lithuania–Poland border.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Route

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In Poland, the E67 road is a dual carriageway expressway for most of its route, with two lanes in each direction.

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See also

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