Latvian road maintenance company has signed a cooperation agreement with Lithuania road administration on realization of a joint project to help repair three roads on both sides of Latvian-Lithuanian border.

The project will be realized using funding from European Regional Development Fund allocated for the Latvian-Lithuanian cross-border cooperation programme Interreg 2014-2020, as noted by Latvian State Roads (LSR).

The total cost of repair on Latvia’s side is around EUR 6.14 million (with VAT). Of this amount, EUR 4.49 million is co-funding provided by ERDF. The amount of funding to be provided to Lithuania for repairs is the same.

«LVC uses opportunities to attract additional funding to help maintain the country’s road infrastructure and, thanks to cross-border programmes, we have successfully repaired more than 25 km or roads on the border with Lithuania. This is especially important for local residents because two of three routes have gravel surface. Once the project is done, those roads will have proper black surface,» says LVC chairman Jānis Lange.

Repairs planned as part of the project are to be completed by summer 2019. Construction work will be performed along more than 45 km of roads on both sides of the border. In Latvia, the following roads will undergo repairs:

– Ezere – Embūte – Grobiņa (P106) from 0.07 km to 13.95 km;

– Bauska – Bērzi – Lithuanian border (V1028) from 7.44 km to 14.62 km;

– Jēkabpils – Lithuanian border (P75) from 56.08 km to 60.50 km, and Nereta – Sleķi (V961) from 0.10 km to 1.15 km.

In Lithuania, repairs will be performed on the following roads:

– Mažeikiai – Latvian border (163) from 0.0 km to 9.209 km;

– Žeimelis – Vileisiai – Latvian border (2,912) from 0.0 km to 5.1 km;

– Pandėlys – Suvainiškis – Latvian border (3,647) from 13.3 km to 18.3 km.

Latvian and Lithuanian cooperation agreement was signed by LVC board chairman Jānis Lange and acting director of Lithuanian Road Administration Vitalijus Andrejevas. The name of the project is EASYCROSSING, LLI-280.

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