📋 Tender Overview
This year, state funding of 314.1 million euros is planned for the road industry, which is 40.6 million more than euro less than in 2025. Also, an additional 38 million is planned for road projects next year. euro investments of European Union funds. Within the framework of the available funding, it is planned to carry out the construction and maintenance of national highways and bridges, to provide targeted grants to municipalities for street construction, as well as to build pedestrian and bicycle paths. It is also planned to ensure connectivity and population mobility in the regions, as well as to implement measures to improve road traffic safety. Funding for highways has been insufficient for a long time and this year, taking into account the priorities of the state budget, the overall situation will not change. At the same time, our goal remains the same - to ensure the mobility of citizens throughout the country, so the industry strategy has been renewed and the needs and funding allocation criteria will be carefully evaluated. This year, traffic safety improvement projects will be implemented as a priority, including the construction of a safe micro-mobility infrastructure along the state highways, explains Minister of Transport Atis Svinka. In general, this year it is planned to restore or build 570 km of roads. Thus, it is estimated that 86% of the countrys main roads will be in at least satisfactory condition (-2% compared to 2025) and 66% of the countrys regional roads (-4% compared to 2025). It is planned to invest 142.7 million euros next year for the construction and renovation of national highways. On the other hand, 60.1 million euros will be available for targeted grants to municipalities for street maintenance and construction next year, which is the same amount as in 2025. This year, 79.64 million euros are planned to be spent on the daily maintenance of 20,000 km of national highways. One of the most important events is the implementation of the second private partnership project A7 Riga - Bauska - Lithuanian border section from Kekava bypass to Bauska or the procurement of the Bauska bypass planned this year. In order to reduce the number of road deaths and improve road safety, as well as promote accessibility, 13.2 million euros of investments, incl. 9 million EUR financing of EU funds for planned traffic safety improvement measures. Construction of a two-level pedestrian-bicycle crossing is planned on the main national highway A1 Riga (Baltezers) - Estonian border (Ainazi) near Medzabaki. It is also planned to build a two-level crossing at the intersection of highways A9 Riga (Skulte)-Liepaja and P98 Jelgava (Tuski)-Tukums in Apsupe. Additional traffic safety improvement measures will be implemented in the section km 0.00-9.90 of the highway A9 Riga (Skulte)-Liepaja, km 9.150-10.150 of the highway P137 Lapenieki-Kekava-Gugi, as well as the construction of a roundabout at the intersection to Baldoni. This year, 10.56 million euros, including 9.7 million euros of EU funds, are planned for the construction of pedestrian and bicycle paths, including along the national regional road P97 Jelgava-Dobele-Anneneki in the section from 27.20 km to 30.20 km (from Dobele to the turn to Miltini. Also this year, with AF funding, within the framework of the greening reform of public transport in Riga and Pieriga, it is planned to complete the construction of five bicycle paths, creating a safe micro-mobility connection between Riga and the municipalities of Pieriga. This years SM budget - the total planned funding for the development of the transport and communications sector will be 805.4 million euros, including investments from EU funds of 311 million.
