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Road Traffic Organization
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The total costs of traffic organisation and road equipment programme in 2008 amounted up to 2.95 million Lats. Steel guard rails with the total length of 58.4 km and 9791 road signs were installed.
The total cost of traffic safety improvement programme was 2.9 million Lats. On state main roads and 1st class roads 9 pedestrian crossings and cycling paths were constructed. On the road A8 Riga Jelgava Lithuanian border in sections from km 21.8 to 22.43 and from km 19.765 to 20.5 the reconstruction of crossing and construction of pedestrian path and traffic lights was performed.
In the framework of programme Traffic safety improvement the following actions in 2008 were performed:
1. Black spots were eliminated at:
road 2 RigaSiguldaEstonian border (Veclaicene), km 4647 (reconstruction of intersection);
road 2 RigaSiguldaEstonian border (Veclaicene), km 4748 (reconstruction of intersection);
road A6 RigaDaugavpilsKrāslavaByelorussian border (Paternieki), km 1819 in Salaspils;
road A6 RigaDaugavpilsKrāslava Byelorussian border (Paternieki) in Koknese;
road A6 RigaDaugavpilsKrāslava Byelorussian border (Paternieki) in Spuņģēni (construction of lightened pedestrian and cycling path);
reconstruction of intersection on road RigaJelgavaLithuanian border (Meitene) and reconstruction of intersection of road P100 OzolniekiDalbe.
2. Installation of lighting:
32 450 m of roads including Saulkrasti, Madona and Koknese towns.
3. Construction of pedestrian and cyclist sidewalks:
19 359 m of roads including Saulkrasti, Madona and Koknese towns.
4. Other measures (traffic safety technical means:
New guard-rails (including reconstruction and construction sites):
road guard rails - 97 868 m;
pedestrian barriers - 6 346 m.
12 109 road signs were installed or renewed (including reconstruction and construction sites).
Painting of horizontal markings:
axis line - 423 654 m2;
edge line - 379 664 m2;
manual painting - 53 079 m2.
During 2008 the expenditures for traffic organisation exceeded the corresponding figure from the previous year for 0.386 million Lats.
Road signs and equipment (especially safety guard rails and lightning pillars) are still subject to malicious damage and theft. Equipment is damaged also in traffic accidents. Total incurred losses for road equipment amounted up to 0.507 million Lats. Horizontal markings during last year were renewed for 6.430 million Lats.
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