A9 road (Latvia) explained

Country:LVA
Type:A
Route:9
Map:Road A9 Latvia.svg
Length Km:199.6
Terminus A:Riga
Junction: A5 near Piņķi
P99 near Tīreļi
P101 near Tīreļi
P98 near Grauzde
P97 near Annenieki
P104 near Biksti
P109 near Brocēni
P105 near Saldus
P108 near Saldus
P107 near Skrunda
P116 near Skrunda
P117 near Skrunda
P115 near Kalvene
P112 near Grobiņa
P116 near Grobiņa
P111 near Grobiņa
P113 near Grobiņa
P110 near Liepāja
Terminus B:Liepāja / A11
Cities:Riga, Brocēni, Saldus, Skrunda, Durbe, Grobiņa, Liepāja
Previous Type:A
Previous Route:8
Next Type:A
Next Route:10

The A9 is a national road in Latvia connecting Riga to third largest city of Latvia, Liepāja through Skulte, also known as Liepāja highway in Latvia. The road is part of Latvian TEN-T road network. After Liepāja, the road turns in to Latvian A11. The length of A9 in Latvian territory is 200 kilometers. Currently A9 has 1x1 lanes in all its length. The current speed limit is 90 km/h. It is planned that around year 2020 all at-grade intersections with A9, in the segment from Riga to Jaunbērze, would be removed, and two-level ones would be built instead, with an option to widen the A9 to 2x2 lanes in further future. from Riga until Jaunbērze, The average AADT of A9 in 2015 was 5,379 cars per day.