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The first 'average speed' cameras are being installed on the Rīga bypass Salaspils – Babīte (A5). It will start working at the beginning of March, the Latvian State Roads (LVC) said on January 27.
On Thursday morning, snow and ice make driving difficult in some places in Latvia, particularly in Zemgale, Vidzeme, and Latgale, Latvian State Roads said.
Cars seized from drunk drivers can be purchased by anyone at the State Revenue Service (VID) auctions, and interest in them is high, Zemgale regional television reported on January 26.
According to data published by the Central Statistical Bureau on January 24, in 2022 passenger turnover at Riga International Airport comprised 5.4 million passengers, which is 3 million or 2.3 times more than in 2021 and 2.7 times more than in 2020. Both those years were heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
On Wednesday, January 25, morning, roads are icy and slippery throughout Latvia, said Latvian State Roads (LVC).
The market share of the Latvian national airline airBaltic according to the number of passengers transported at Rīga airport decreased by 6.3 percentage points last year – to 50.9%, according to information on the website of Rīga International Airport on January 24, LETA reported.
Despite the changes in the Criminal Law which provide for car confiscation in the case of heavy intoxication, the trends have not yet changed, with most drunk drivers tipping the scales above 1.5 permilles. In addition, more than half of them have driven a vehicle belonging to another person, the State Police representative Andris Rinkevics told Latvian Radio on January 24.
At the end of January, construction work will be launched to integrate the Rail Baltica railway into the Rīga Center infrastructure. Three crossings will be rebuilt by the end of the year and pedestrian, cycling and public transport infrastructure will be built anew, said the Rīga City Council (RD) on January 24.
Strike action in Germany planned for Wednesday will cause the cancellation of hundreds of flights, including two operated by Latvian carrier airBaltic.
As of February 1, several trolleybus and bus routes will be re-organized in Riga, with passenger embarkation being organized only through the front doors, while passenger disembarkation will be organized through the middle and rear doors, Rīga's public transport company Rīgas Satiksme (RS) said on January 22.
It is possible that the State JSC Latvian Railways (Latvijas dzelzceļš, LDz) will be restructured by merging its subsidiaries, Transport Minister Jānis Vitenbergs (National Alliance) said in an interview on Latvian Television January 20.
At 6:30 on Friday, January 20, snow and ice on the roads of Latvia create difficult driving conditions throughout the country, said Latvian State Roads (LVC).
The Rail Baltica joint venture and contracting party RB Rail AS have announced a new design and build tender for "the full scope of the Control-Command and Signalling subsystem (CCS) implementation for the Rail Baltica mainline."
The Competition Council (KP) has imposed a total fine of €1.975 million on three regional passenger carriers - JSC “Liepājas autobusu parks” (RAP), JSC “Nordeka” and “Latvijas sabiedriskais autobuss” Ltd – for an illegal agreement, KP said on January 18.
Latvian Railways (Latvijas Dzelzceļš, LDz) launched freight transport in Estonia last week. In recent years, the company aims at diversifying the markets and cargo segment. Last year was difficult for the transit sector – both railways and ports but better than expected, Latvian Radio reported January 16.
On Friday, January 13, in Mārupe, where the head of the vehicle donation drive 'Twitterconvoy' Reinis Pozņaks collects donated cars to deliver to Ukraine, the thousandth car arrived. This time it is an ambulance, Latvian Radio reported.
At the beginning of the year, Rīga's public transport company Rīgas Satiksme launched a new ticket offer and revised their mobile app. As usual with upgrades, passengers are complaining about issues with money missing from accounts or tickets not working and subsequent fines imposed, Latvian Television's 4. studija reported on January 13.
The number of electric vehicles purchased with State aid is still small due to the lack of cars on the market. Car dealers say that the time of car deliveries depends on the manufacturer, which can take between six months and 1.5 years. The responsible Ministry has promised to extend the period of the State aid program until the end of the following year, Latvian Radio reported on January 13.
Between 2010 and 2021, the number of people killed in railway accidents in the EU fell to 683 deaths (-562 deaths compared with 2010; down 45%), reported Eurostat January 12.
Daugavpils has not given up on the idea of creating an industrial park on the territory of its airport, reports Latvian Radio.
On Wednesday morning, driving conditions along the country's main roads are difficult throughout Latvia.
On the morning of Tuesday, January 10, ten more “Rīgas Satiksme” (Riga Transport) public buses started on their way from Rīga to Kyiv. The buses were filled with donations to Ukraine, the Rīga City Council said.
Latvian airline airBaltic said in a release on January 10 that it will equip its entire Airbus A220-300 fleet with SpaceX’s Starlink internet connectivity system.
After some snowfall during the night, there is both snow and ice on the roads across Latvia, the Latvian State Roads (LVC) said on January 10.
Ice on the roads makes driving conditions difficult across Latvia on Monday morning, according to the Latvian State Roads (LVC).
The lack of passenger bus drivers in Latvia is critical. This is particularly true during the winter season when people get ill more often. Despite passengers not feeling the impact, there are issues in the industry, Latvian Television reported on January 6.
The tens-of-millions-worth overpass in Sarkandaugava across railway line Rīga-Skulte has been completed, but traffic is still not allowed. The Rīga City Council has named yet another deadline when cars will be able to drive on it, hoping to open the traffic in March, Latvian Rdio reported January 6.
Having winter tires with at least 4 mm of tread is already a requirement in Latvia during the winter months, but according to discussions under way at the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD), next winter may bring even stricter rules for the use of winter tires.
On Friday morning, snow and ice make driving difficult in some places in Latvia, particularly on the Bauska highway between Grenctāle and Dimzukalns, Latvian State Roads said.
On Thursday morning, driving conditions along the country's main roads are difficult throughout Latvia, with snowdrifts and ice forming on the roads and poor visibility due to snowfall.
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