The reconstruction will begin in stages: the first stage will start before the end of 2026, the final one will be completed in 2029. This was announced by Viktor Zubik, head of the Main Directorate for Customs Control of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus, at a press conference "The country's economic shield: reliable protection and new frontiers of the customs service."
Currently, Kamenny Log passes a little more than 1 thousand vehicles per day in one direction: up to 600 cars and up to 500 trucks. The total two—way throughput is about 1.1 thousand cars per day. After the reconstruction, this figure should be about 6 thousand cars per day in both directions.
The work program includes three areas: increasing the number of lanes for transport, repairing buildings and structures, as well as equipping with modern monitoring and inspection equipment. It is the expansion of the lanes that will be the main factor in the growth of bandwidth.
Kamenny Log is the largest operating automobile crossing on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border. It was last upgraded about 20 years ago. Of the six automobile checkpoints on this section of the border, only two are currently operating: the remaining four were closed in stages starting in August 2023. Kamenny Log remained the only crossing on the border with the EU, where no reconstruction work has been carried out in recent years.
For cargo carriers using the Belarusian-Lithuanian route, the construction period creates an operational risk: phased work on a single large crossing can temporarily reduce the actual capacity. At the same time, sanctions restrictions on Russia and Belarus have significantly reduced trade turnover across this section of the border, which mitigates the burden during the transition period.
After 2029, the transition, expanded sixfold compared to the current two-way indicator, may become a significant entry point for cargo flows if the sanctions regime undergoes changes or transit schemes through third countries are found.
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