The LVC representatives note that “Reck” will install the electrical installation, build the supports of the registration equipment, place protective road barriers and informative road signs about the operation of the technical means of measuring the average driving speed of vehicles. The works are expected to be completed in January 2025, and construction supervision in the project is provided by SIA “IngWay”.
In the 5.56-kilometer section of the Riga bypass Baltezers-Saulkalne (A4) from the intersection with the Ulbroka-Ogre highway (P5) to the overpass over the Daugavpils highway (A6), the construction of the infrastructure necessary for the installation of new average speed control sections has already begun. Work is currently underway on the 0.08-kilometer section of the Riga bypass at the intersection with the Ulbroka-Ogre highway and on the 0.08-kilometer overpass over the Daugavpils highway, where speed limits of up to 50 kilometers per hour and 70 kilometers per hour will be temporarily set.
“Reck” will also equip the 6.65-kilometer section of the Tallinn highway (A1) from Vitrupe to Svētciems, the 4.9-kilometer section of the Vidzeme highway (A2) from Krasta Street in Ieriķis to the Valmiera-Cēsis-Drabeši (P20) turn to Cēsis, as well as The 5.48-kilometer section of the Riga bypass Baltezers-Saulkalne from the intersection with the Ulbroka-Ogre highway to the crossing over the Daugavpils highway.
The company will also equip the six-kilometer section of the Salaspils-Babīte ring road (A5) from the Misas canal to the gas station “Virši”, the 11-kilometer section of the Daugavpils highway (A6) from Dzelmė to Uplejė, as well as the 13.2-kilometer section of the Liepāja highway (A9) the section from the tenth kilometer of the Liepāja highway to Tirelei, the 17.6-kilometer section from Apšupe to Tiltini and the 13.69-kilometer section from Blīdene to Broceni.
LVC representatives mention that a procurement procedure has been announced for the work in nine more stages until October 9. The procurement has been announced for the 30.9-kilometer section of the Vidzeme highway (A2) from Bērzkrog to Smiltene circle, the 15.45-kilometer section of the Valmiera highway (A3) from Stalbe to Rubene, the 4.25-kilometer section of the Riga ring road Baltezers-Saulkalne from the intersection with the Riga-Ārgli highway (P4) to the bridge over Mazo Jugla, as well as the eight-kilometer section of the Rēzekne highway (A12) from Varakļani to Kristceļi and the 1.75-kilometer section from Greiškāni to kilometer 108 of the Rēzekne highway.
Also, the procurement for the installation of medium speed control sections has been announced for the 1.4-kilometer section of the Tīnūži-Koknese (P80) highway from Tīnūži to Ziedini and for the 49.3-kilometer section from the two-level intersection with the Augšlīgatne-Skrīveri highway (P32) to the rotation circle near Koknese, as well as for the 5.88 kilometer section of the Sloka-Talsi highway (P128) from Ragaciem to Klapkalnciem and for the 4.7 kilometer section of the Ventspils highway (A10) between the roundabouts near Tukum.
LVC representatives indicate that the design of electrical connections and equipment for the new 17 stages was completed this spring and the works were performed by SIA “EnerGrid” for a contract price of 129,734 euros including VAT. On the other hand, the procurement for the supply and installation of equipment and software in all 17 stages is planned to be announced in October this year.
The works are financed from the funds of the Latvian Vehicle Insurers Office, allocated by the Road Traffic Safety Council.
Currently, there are 16 average speed control sections operating in the LVC network, which were selected taking into account the statistics of road traffic accidents (CSNg) for the last three years, as well as the total traffic intensity, the proportion of freight transport and traffic organization.
Average speed control is introduced in Latvia to improve traffic safety. According to statistics, the most common type of serious accidents is a collision, and the reasons for the collisions are wrong decisions by drivers at the wheel and reckless maneuvers, the consequences of which are aggravated by high speed. The experience with the already existing average speed control sections in Latvia shows that the number of CSNg in them is decreasing.
It has already been reported that the average driving speed control system is an automatic measurement system that performs speed measurement based on the time spent driving a certain road section. Equipment is installed at the beginning and end of the section, which records the times when the vehicle enters and leaves the road section and calculates the average speed at which this section has been crossed. If the average speed of the vehicle recorded by the system is higher than the maximum allowed for this stage, its owner will receive a penalty.
Also, during the average speed control stages, not only speed control takes place, but also control of vehicle registration, technical inspection, vignettes and purchase of compulsory civil liability of vehicle owners (OCTA).
LVC is owned by the state and manages the national road network, administers the financing of the national road network and organizes procurement for state needs. LVC manages more than 20,000 kilometers of national roads.
In 2023, “Reck” worked with a turnover of 23.702 million euros and a profit of 236,918 euros.
The company “Reck” was registered in 2000, and its share capital is 7100 euros. The company belongs to SIA “Tropos L” (40%), whose sole owner is Elizabete Kola, AS “ACB” (35%), whose owners are SIA “D64” (49.5%), SIA “ACB Holdings” (49%) and SIA “Seidi” (1.5%), as well as SIA “GK2v In” (25%), whose sole owner is Viesturs Kaģis. The chairman of the company’s board is Āris Žīgurs, former chairman of the board of AS “Latvenergo”.
2024-09-13 13:00:26