Riga International Airport completes rapid-exit taxiway construction project 12 May 2021 (Last Updated May 12th, 2021 09:54) The airport reconstructed a part of its runway and built a rapid-exit taxiway. Share Article With an aim to reduce carbon emissions, RIX started large-scale construction works in July last year. Credit: Avio2016 / Wikipedia. Riga International Airport (RIX) in Latvia has completed the construction of the second rapid-exit taxiway and the reconstruction of a portion of the runway. The taxiway has been constructed within the framework of the Cohesion Fund-funded project ‘Development of Safe and Environmentally Friendly Infrastructure at Riga International Airport.’ With an aim to reduce carbon emissions, the airport started large-scale construction works in July last year. The cost amounted to nearly $3.03m (€2.5m).