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The Bauska highway is introduced into Riga and Rigas micromobility connection at the Bauska highway is introduced into Riga, as well as pedestrian and cycling infrastructure construction works organized by Riga Municipality and VSIA (LVC). The infrastructure of the pedestrian and cyclists, which are being developed within these projects, is a continuation of the stages already built in Kekava County and will provide a full -fledged continuous micomobility connection between Kekava and Riga (). Infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists is currently being built in the territory of Riga from the Mukusala Rotation Circle to the Riga City Administrative Border at the A7 motorway and its total length will be 4.2 km. Construction works are carried out by SIA and are scheduled to be completed this year. In its turn, along the introduction of the Bauska highway (A7) in Riga, the LVC is organized by the construction of a pedestrian and cyclist road and tunnel, which will connect the section of Riga Municipality with the infrastructure already built so far along the Kekava Bypass and Municipal Pedestrian and Cyclist Infrastructure Network in Kekava County. The works are carried out by SIA and are planned to be completed in the summer of 2026. The creation of micromobility compounds is co -financed by the European Union (EU) recovery and persistence mechanism plan 1. As a prerequisite for EU co -financing, Kekava and Riga municipalities were required to create a single route by connecting Riga with Kekava and other villages in the county. To ensure this, construction works are currently being organized, organized by both Riga Municipality and LVC. The project was emphasized as a priority for Kekava County to establish this regional connection. More information here:. Construction of the 4th round of the South Bridge, organized by the Riga Municipality, will continue at the Bauska highway (A7). The full name of the project is the construction of Janis Cakste Street and is divided into two rounds - construction of Janis Cakste gatve from Valdeku Street to Ziepniekkalna Street (Round 1), in which the work is performed by the general partnership consisting of road construction company SIA and SIA and Janis Cakstes gatve Gatve from Vienibas gatve to Valdeku Street (2nd. The construction of the South Bridge depends on the weather during the winter months. If they are favorable, the works will be completed by the end of 2026, otherwise they will continue in 2027. In the first phase of the project, from Valdeku Street to Ziepniekkalna Street, the construction of the overpass in Ziepniekkalna Street and the construction of pedestrian tunnels near Livciems and Padures streets is continuing the construction of Valdeku Street overpass over Cakste Gatvi. On the other hand, in the section of Ozolciema Street from Riga Ziepniekkalns Secondary School to Livciema Street and most of the section from Livciema Street to Mala Street is being built infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists. Alongside the construction of road structures, various engineering communications are also built on the site. In the second phase of the project, from Vienibas Gatve to Valdeku Street, the construction of the ramps and support walls at the Vienibas gatve crossing will continue, and road construction works are also being built. During the construction work, traffic restrictions have to be taken into account during construction work by road users and additional road restrictions. The progress of the work and traffic organization is hampered by the location of construction sites in the urban environment, communications under the streets, including the gas pipeline below this section of the Bauska highway. It should also be borne in mind that it is necessary to organize pedestrian traffic and public transport. In order to reduce the impact of construction work on traffic, changes in traffic organization along the streets of Riga and Kekavas district are evaluated: the introduction of a right turn from the South Bridge to Bukaisu Street in Riga, as well as light transport in both directions along Zalites Street in Kekava district Krustkalns. The LVC, for its part, has evaluated the possibility of organizing an additional lane at the Bauska highway at the introduction to the entry phase, but it is difficult to create the infrastructure under the streets, including the gas pipeline, and such a solution could only exist for a short time until the transfer of the construction area to the Bauska highway is the second carriageway in Riga. As the construction works on both construction objects change, the traffic organization will also change. Traffic crosses both construction sites, so traffic organization needs to be coordinated. It is planned that a pedestrian and cyclist tunnel part under the Bauska highway in the direction of Kekava will be built in the autumn and traffic will be switched to this highway carriageway. It will be possible to place only two lanes above the newly built tunnel and the traffic will be organized in one lane in each direction. In turn, under the directional carriageway, the construction of the other part of the tunnel will begin. The traffic organization will also change with the progress of the 4th round of the South Bridge. To obtain or transfer information about what is happening on national roads, please call VSIA 24 -hour inFormative Free Telephone 80005555. Information prepared by VSIA Communication Department and Traffic Information Center
