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As reported to Delfi, Saulius Jansonas, Communications Manager of the Division of International Relations and Communications of the Directorate, the strategic guidelines for the maintenance and development of national highways are being updated until 2035.
“In 2021, it is planned to pay more attention to the installation of road safety infrastructure (roundabouts, modern pedestrian crossings, pedestrian and bicycle lanes, etc.) and bridge repair and reconstruction works in the national road network.
“Simple repair works will be carried out, lighting will be modernized, signage will be renewed, gravel roads will be paved and other road maintenance and development projects will be carried out,” he said.
More important works
S. Janson listed several major works planned for this year on state-important highways.
“According to the agreements concluded last year, the works on the road from Vilnius to Kaunas will continue. Reconstruction works on separate sections of the Vilnius-Kaunas highway have been fully completed, but the entire project will finally be implemented in September this year.. The main objective of the reconstruction works carried out in this section is to guarantee road safety requirements that meet the conditions of roads of such intensity.
Only when the necessary technical and safety requirements are met and when the road meets the requirements applicable to the highway, it will be possible to drive at 130 km / h in summer and 110 km / h in winter.
During the execution of the project of the main highway A1 Vilnius – Kaunas – Klaipėda, on the section from Vilnius to Kaunas, metal protective barriers are being replaced in the dividing road strip and network fences against wild animals are being installed in part of the sections of road. Acceleration and deceleration lanes are also being rebuilt, roads and pedestrian crossings are being installed at different levels, speed control and alert systems are being installed, lighting is being installed and other works are being carried out, ”he said.
Also in September on said road in Construction of a new bridge over the Neris in Kaunas will be completed and a viaduct will be built over Jonava Street (reconstruction project from 99.29 to 100.47 km).
“The work will continue outside Kaunas according to the project” Reconstruction of the section of the main highway A1 Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipeda from 102.90 to 107.00 km. “After the implementation of this project one of the most dangerous intersections (Giraitė) will be removed in the national road network.
On the highway A1 Vilnius – Kaunas – Klaipėda from Kaunas to Klaipeda, improving the condition of the road surface and in order to ensure the qualitative performance of the road surface for these types of roads, simple road repair works will be carried out in certain sections, ”said S. Janson.
A management spokesperson also identified one of the largest and most unique projects.
“In the fall of 2021, it is planned to implement the contract with the contractor to Reconstructions of the Lentvaris railway crossing and Tunnel State Road No. 4707 Grigiškės – Lentvaris – Dobrovolė 4.95 km of new construction. After reconstruction, the city, which is divided into two parts, will be connected by a tunnel: the connection will be much more convenient both for residents of Lentvaris who go to work, schools, kindergartens, shopping or other places, such as for those traveling to Vilnius or Trakai, ”his comment read.
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Design work
Shortly, the Directorate will announce a tender for the preparation of a technical work project for the reconstruction of the national highway A14 Vilnius – Utena section from 21.50 to 39.20 km (together with the selection and preparation of alternative pre-design solutions) and project execution supervision services.
“It will take place in 2021-2022. After that, contract work will take place,” S. Janson said.
“In 2021, the design of the section of the A5 Kaunas – Marijampolė – Suvalkai highway from 56.83 to 97.06 km will continue, and it is expected to complete the procedures for the acquisition of land for public needs. Technical projects for the reconstruction of said road section are also being prepared and an environmental impact assessment of the economic activities is being carried out. It is planned to complete the land acquisition procedures and the design of the remaining section by 2022 and to begin construction works in the same year.
This year, it is planned to start preparing pre-design solutions for the next part of Via Baltica, that is, from Kaunas to the border with Latvia (sections of the state main roads A8 Panevėžys – Aristava – Sitkūnai and A10 Panevėžys – Pasvalys – Riga) ”He added.
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