Krasta street repairs could become more expensive and start later than planned – Industries – Financenet

As the changes to the street repair project Krasta were presented by the representative of the traffic department of the Riga City Council Una Ahuna-Ozola, the project was divided into two parts, according to LETA agency . She explained that initially, it was planned to maintain the existing infrastructure of pedestrians and bicycles, but later it was decided to improve the cycling infrastructure, which has created the need to separate this part of the project from the overall project.

"The party will undergo a reconstruction, but a change of pavement will take place on the roadway, which will make the project even more complicated," said the ministry spokeswoman. Ahuna-Ozol did not give any concrete answer to the question of whether increasing the complexity of the project would entail additional costs, but acknowledged that the work to be done and its volume would be more complicated. Ozola, pointing out that the project costs currently amount to about nine million euros

The new plans were prepared with the appropriate documentation already submitted to the Riga City Construction Board for approval, while a new acquisition contest will be announced after the approval. In mid-May, he promised that repairs to Krasta Street would begin in July, but the new project terms and conditions indicate that the work could only begin in August

asked if the repair work could not start with the new school year. that "similarly [projektu] was planned to begin after the festival of the song and it would also have been shaken in the new school year."

The repair works on the street Krasta, according to Ahun-Ozola, could be provisionally launched in August.