Valakampiai Bridge will ban heavy traffic

In order to stabilize the vertical displacements of the bridge deck, in 2007 part of the bridge deck was reinforced with new tensioned cables and concreting. This year, experts from the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University recommended that the same reinforcement work be carried out on the rest of the bridge.

The Vilnius City Municipality has applied to the Lithuanian Highway Administration (LAKD) for funding for the repair of the Valakampiai Bridge and is awaiting a response. Funds are requested from the LAKD-administered Highway Development and Maintenance Program Reserve to restore the carrying capacity of the Valakampiai Bridge.

Pending the bridge repair, as of February 15, the first lane of traffic through the Valakampiai Bridge in both directions will be used for scheduled transport only, and the second lane of traffic will be able to execute transport with a load with or no load not exceeding 40 tons.

Heavy transport from the intersection of Nemenčinė Highway and Kairėnų Street will be diverted to the city center via Kairėnų, Centrinė, Šiaurės and S. Batoro streets. When driving from the city center to Nemenčinė via the Valakampiai Bridge, it will also be necessary to choose the ring road route in advance, avoiding said bridge via Naujoji Vilnia. About 250 permits are issued per year for heavy transport or freight transport on Kareivių Street through Valakampiai Bridge, during this period, as emphasized in the municipal report, no permits will be issued to drive across this bridge.

Starting February 15. When crossing the Valakampiai Bridge on O. Milašiaus Street, Lane A will be temporarily installed in both directions. There will be 5G and 114 route buses and 10-route trolleys. Traffic schedules on these routes will change on both business and non-business days.

According to data from the capital municipality, there are 30 bridges in Vilnius, their condition is evaluated once a year by a joint commission of specialists from the municipality and the company that maintains the street structures according to the contract, which also orders an expert opinion. .