Projects

The contract of the SE Lithuanian Road Administration for the reconstruction of the section of the highway A5 Kaunas-Marijampolė-Suwałki (Via Baltica) from the kilometre 72.50 to the kilometre 79 has become effective. It is planned that the construction work on this road section will start this year and will be completed in the autumn of next year. The value of the contract is about 55.8 million euros.

Next year, 30 new road weather stations (hereinafter – RWS) are planned to be installed on the roads of national importance. The new RWSs will be installed in the places of the roads of national importance which are selected taking into account the importance of the road, the traffic volume, the level of maintenance, as well as the density of the existing RWSs and geographical circumstances, which affect planning of winter road maintenance works.

The section of the highway A2 Vilnius–Panevėžys from the overpass at Panevėžys bypass, which stretches through Šilagalis village and ending at the boundary of Panevėžys city has been repaired. After the repair work was done, travelling has become smoother and safer.

On October 20, the State Enterprise Lithuanian Road Administration (hereinafter – the Road Administration) organises the National Reflector Day to remind about the use of reflectors and other safe traffic measures. This day is commemorated every year on the third Thursday of October.

Work of design of the highway from Molėtai to Utena is being started. The contracts signed by the SE Lithuanian Road Administration for the preparation of technical work projects of overhaul of two sections (from the kilometre 64.332 to the kilometre 79.510 and from the kilometre 79.510 to the kilometre 93.726) of the highway A14 Vilnius-Utena and for the supervision of the project implementation have come into effect. The projects must be prepared and submitted within 11 months from the date of entry into force of the contracts. The total value of the two contracts is almost 320 thousand euros. Upon completion of the design, the contract work will be announced.

In 2023, Remigijus Lipkevičius, head of the SE Lithuanian Road Administration (Road Administration) will cease to hold office at his own initiative. In his application submitted to Marius Skuodis, Minister of Transport and Communications, R. Lipkevičius asks the Minister to remove him from the position held from 1 January 2023. R. Lipkevičius has been holding the position of the head of the Road Administration since September 2020.

On October 20 this year, the National Reflector Day is commemorated. On this occasion, the State Enterprise Lithuanian Road Administration (hereinafter – the Road Administration), together with its partners – communities, organises events to commemorate this day. During their events, participants in the project “Traffic safety in communities” will remind of importance of using reflectors. The ReflectOcar of the Road Administration will arrive to the elderships, whose communities do not participate in the said project.

On September 25, Sunday, the Travellers and Drivers Day is celebrated in Lithuania. It is intended to remind everyone about respect for each other on the road, to think if we, every one of us, behave properly on the road, if we care about our safety and the safety of others while participating in traffic.

The contract for the preparation of pre-project solutions for the reconstruction of the section between the kilometres 11.60 and 31.10 (19.5 km) of the State importance regional road No 130 Kaunas-Prienai-Alytus has entered into force. The designers of the State Enterprise Lithuanian Road Administration must prepare and submit within 8 months the reconstruction pre-project solutions. The value of the concluded contract is almost 223 thousand euros.

As autumn sets in, animal migration increases, and the mating season begins, animal behaviour changes – they become less timid and less cautious. Drivers should be particularly attentive at this time of year, as collisions with wild animals are one of the most common driving hazards, especially in countryside environments.

The campaign “Traffic Safety Stops”, organised by the State Enterprise Lithuanian Road Administration (hereinafter – Road Administration) for the third year in a row, has finished its tour around Lithuania. The month-long campaign took place in 98 towns, villages and settlements in Lithuania, with more than 3,000 people taking part.

A public tender is announced for the improvement of two sections of the pedestrian and cycle path in Neringa, from Smiltyne to Juodkrante (sections 2.104 km to 2.956 km and from 2.956 km to 15.567 km). It is expected that, following procurement procedures, the contract for the works will be ready to be signed in the fourth quarter of 2022.