National regional roads – Regions – await correction of their turn

Several road sections of Kurzeme served as an example of repairing roads that do not have to withstand the main highways of the country

The price list of road repairs in Latvia is stabilized around one million euros per kilometer of asphalt completely renovated. Of course, the essential of these costs is not the asphalt pouring, but the replacement of the pavement in the meter and in many places to a depth of several meters. The estimation of specific objects is also largely influenced by the number of bridges and similar structures on the section of the road to be repaired. Given all these circumstances, the estimate of the correction of each road segment can be significantly higher and lower than one million euros per kilometer, but on average there is a correlation simple. The good news, or hope, is that it will only survive until 2020, by which time the renewal of national highways will have to be completed. Subsequently, the state will be able to move to the maintenance of the main road with a regular replacement of the asphalt roof and to improve the condition of the secondary road. In either case, one million euros will be able to repair road sections ten times longer. Yesterday, companies in the road construction sector spoke and showed how some regional roads are already repaired for relatively low costs.

The photo shows the work yesterday on the Kuldiga-Jurkalne road, but the Zlēka-Piltene road will soon be treated in the same way / Arnis Kluinis

On the Kuldiga-Alsunga-Jurkalne SIA road Binders pledges to repair 14 km of road 1.65 million euros, including value-added tax. Work is currently underway until Edelweiss. The method of excavation is that the old road base is not replaced, but preserved. In other words, he tries to isolate it from the water. First of all, the ditches are being restored so that they are really ditches that move water away from the road, rather than the microbes that collect the water. on the edges of the road, from where it goes down to the base of the road. Secondly, a number of layers of asphalt are laid on the road, whose task is to provide not only a smooth path, but also sealing. First, the old cracked and dented asphalt residues are covered with a new leveling asphalt layer. The ground is poured in and the granite chips are fixed there.

The Kuldiga-Jurkalne road has improved in its extent due to the fact that it actually ends at the sea. Namely, it is the last leg of the trips. Summer vacationers at the beach, near which the most enterprising people have settled their homes. Most of these riders are Lithuanians. The municipality of Kuldigas is very interested in having as many riders as possible through Kuldiga, as most will stop at Kuldiga, whose historical monuments and Ventas hub can be converted into cash, providing caterers, tourists and other services to tourists. Inga Bērziņa, chairman of Kuldiga County Council, spoke about the importance of the road in the life of the region. She took the opportunity to meet the Minister of Transport Uldi Auguli to discuss future projects in places where the expenses are relatively modest.

The Ventspils-Kuldiga-Saldus section between Ventspils and Zir is under construction. This year, Latvia's national highways (LVC) are expected to complete a call for tenders for the start of work next spring. It is not possible to say how much of these works will be paid before you have completed the purchase. The restoration of this road section will certainly cost more and will be heavily financed by the European Regional Development Fund. However, in this case, LVC will also try to save, without having to rebuild its strength more than its expected load. There will be places where the base of the road will have to change to a depth of one meter, but this will not happen all the way down the road. Other techniques will be used to avoid pushing and unnecessarily rolling the old asphalt and the bottom. The recovery of a 20 km long road should go up to 13 million euros. At that moment, Ventspils County Council Chairman Aivars Mucenieks stressed that this route also has a transnational role, as Lithuanians need to take the ferry to Ventspils-Ninishamn (Sweden) or from there to return home. .

Zlēka-Piltene SIA Port Builder. He pledged to cover a gravel section 12 miles long with a double pitch and splint cover for 1.26 million euros. In addition, in this case, it is important to ensure a water hole to avoid damaging the roadway under a layer of flexible pitch but not very resistant. The implementation of this road improvement technology in Latvia needs to be approved by the Latvian road maintenance manager, whose experience is currently successfully used by others. companies.