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In the report, Kaunas District Mayor Valerijus Makūnas emphasized that with the rapid development of shopping malls and other business enterprises, a particularly difficult situation had arisen on the Šakiai Highway. In addition to the current Maxima and Rimi and the Iki under construction, the Lidl shopping center is also planned to be located on Obelynės Street. The Analizė office and logistics center and other businesses also operate in this area.
Kaunas District Township Photo / Ringaudai Planned Mall Plot
“The appearance of another commercial facility represents a threat to traffic safety, so we must shrug our shoulders and look for the best solution to modernize the roundabout,” said the mayor.
Šarūnas Šukevičius, director of the Kaunas district municipal administration, recalled that the shopping center plot on Obelynės Street connects with the roundabout on Šakiai Street.
“The intensity of traffic on this stretch of the road is already very high, and with the location of the new shopping center, car traffic will only increase,” said the director.
The municipality’s leaders emphasized the importance of ensuring smooth and uninterrupted traffic on the Šakiai Highway and streets of local importance.
Looking for complex solutions
LIGD manager Remigijus Lipkevičius assured that this place and its problems are well known to the management.
“The road is very busy: in a small section there are two roundabouts, a traffic light, the kindergartens are located nearby, so congestion forms during the east and west peak. It is necessary to find suitable design solutions, how the situation would not get worse with the arrival of a new business entity, but on the contrary, with the reorganization of traffic regulation, it would improve ”, said R. Lipkevičius.
It was discussed whether it was necessary to transform the roundabout into two lanes or to install separate lanes for maneuvers to the right from the Šakiai highway to Obelynės street and from Obelynės street to the Šakiai highway.
R. Lipkevičius hinted that in the future LAKD plans to prepare complex solutions for the reconstruction of the Via Baltica road section from Šilainiai to Garliava, as the traffic on this section is also very heavy.
Will make suggestions in a week.
Lidl representatives reported that the assessment of traffic organization flows is already underway at the request of the designers and various options are being explored.
“We have conducted evaluations of the traffic management solutions on the Šakiai highway, at the intersection of Margirio, Gėlių and Obelynės streets in the Ringaudai settlement, and we see that after the construction of the shopping center, the traffic will increase more during the western peak “. the companies explained. Rimvydas Sabonis, Head of Traffic Engineering.
The municipality, together with LAKD, forced the entrepreneurs to evaluate the impact of the new shopping center on road safety, as well as the traffic flows, composition and capacity of the entrance and exit to / from Obelynės street, to / from the roundabout.
The designers committed to submitting all complex proposals and traffic organization schemes to LAKD and the Road Structures Coordination Commission within one week.
Other requests will be considered
The Kaunas District Municipality leaders asked LAKD to examine the proposal regarding the state highway on Sodų Street from the Ringaudai side. Install an additional left turn lane as well as a deceleration lane on Sod S Street as you exit the Academy.
“There are two kindergartens and a gym near Sodų street. About 200 children attend kindergarten alone and a thousand go to school. When transporting their children to educational institutions, parents release them on the sidewalk of the Šakiai highway. This stops traffic and creates congestion. In addition, children cross the street unsafe ”, explained the mayor.
LAKD executives assured that this request will be examined and possible solutions will be presented.
Municipality representatives reminded LAKD that a kindergarten is under construction in Noreikiškės and that approvals have not been received from the Directorate so far regarding the new driveways on Šiltnamio Street. They are necessary for the formation of plots.
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