A4 road (Latvia) explained

Country:LVA
Type:A
Route:4
Alternate Name:Latvian: Rīgas apvedceļš
Map:Road A4 Latvia.svg
Length Km:20.5
Terminus A:Baltezers
Terminus B:Saulkalne
Previous Type:A
Previous Route:3
Next Type:A
Next Route:5

The A4 (Also known as the Riga Bypass) is a national road in Latvia and part of the Riga ring road, connecting Baltezers to Saulkalne.[1]

The road is part of European route E67, European route E77 and Latvian TEN-T road network.

It has one lane in each direction spanning the entire length.

It was reported that around 2020 widening of the road to 2x2 lanes will commence. As result it would receive an expressway or motorway status, and the current 90 km/h speed limit would be raised.[2] The Annual average daily traffic of the A4 in 2016 was 11,954 cars per day.

History

Construction on the A4 started in 1964 and was completed in 1980.

In 2011/2012 part of the A4 was rebuilt,[3]

Crossings

Road name Location
1 Upesciems
2 Ūlupji
3 Saurieši
4 Saulkalne

Major cities crossed

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latvijas Valsts ceļi -> Valsts galvenie autoceļi (A) . www.lvceli.lv . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050125063351/http://www.lvceli.lv/lv/?i=18 . 25 January 2005 . dead.
  2. http://www.lvceli.lv/LV/?i=766e{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. Web site: 1473.JPG (4272x2559 pixels) . https://archive.today/20120906094313/http://www.lvceli.lv/LV/PC/PageImages/Original/1473.jpg . 6 September 2012 . dead.