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Informs Latvian State Roads

Referring to the conversation between the Latvian State Road Management and the Farmers' Assembly, an agreement has been reached for mutual cooperation between the LVC and the ZSA in three positions.

 

Traffic restriction road signs No. sign “Masas rekrejums”, which has been installed in accordance with Cabinet Regulation No. 42 “Procedures for Prohibiting or Restricting Traffic”, paragraph 2.1., in order to prevent road damage that has occurred or may occur due to climatic conditions, through more active (operative) operational control, taking into account current information provided by farmers about the condition of the specific restricted roads or their sections

Cooperation Action Plan:

  • Farmers find that the condition of the restricted state road or its section has improved in accordance with climatic conditions and that economic activities could be carried out on it urgent, necessary transportation, sends current information to the relevant regional department of the LVC by e-mail or using the mobile application WhatsApp, with a photo of the situation and a request to remove the installed traffic restrictions, or to coordinate by telephone the blocking of the restrictive road signs No. sign "Masas sekretiojums".
  • The regional department of the Latvian Road Traffic Safety Administration, upon receiving this information, will assess the situation within 48 hours and, if it is determined that the removal or covering of restrictive road signs No. 312 would be permissible:

1. inform the LVC Traffic Information Center, which will remove information about the restriction from the public page “Traffic Restrictions” on the LVC website,

2. instructs road maintenance workers to remove the installed road signs No. 312,

3. During the period, while the maintainer has not yet removed these signs, inform the sender of the information that he/she is approved and permitted to cover the road signs No. 312 restricting the specific section of the road for the duration of the transportation.

It is also possible to agree and allow the blocking of road signs No. 312 restricting a specific section of the road for the duration of transportation, by agreement, in cases where climatic conditions and road conditions permit (in spring, when the road is frozen).

  • In cases where the regional departments of LVC do not provide a prompt response and do not take any action within the specified time limit (48 hours), I forward the information to the LVC Maintenance Supervision Department (kastanovskis@lvceli.lv ) or LVC Management Division (aivis@lvceli.lv). Contacts in the attachment.

 

In the arrangement of water drainage systems:

Cooperation Action Plan:

  • When farmers identify the need for a water drainage system to be improved on a specific state highway or section thereof, they send current information to the relevant regional department of the LVC by e-mail or using the mobile application WhatsApp, along with a photo of the situation and a request to provide information about the possibilities and plans for improving this water drainage system, and also indicate their interest and opportunities to participate in these works.
  • The regional branch of LVC, upon receiving this information:

1. evaluates the specific situation, the resources required for it and the possible deadlines for completing the work.

2. gives the task to the road maintenance companies, also providing additional information about the applicant's interest and opportunities to participate in these works.

3. provides information to the applicant about the findings, planned activities and his/her opportunities to participate in the water drainage system improvement works.

  • In cases where the regional departments of LVC do not respond, I forward the information to the LVC Maintenance Supervision Department (kastanovskis@lvceli.lv ) or LVC Management Division (aivis@lvceli.lv)

 

In removing the growth:

Cooperation Action Plan:

  • Farmers who show interest in overgrowth removal work should send information to the relevant LVC regional department by e-mail or using the mobile application WhatsApp, along with a photo of the situation and a request to provide information about opportunities to participate in overgrowth removal work.
  • The regional branch of LVC, upon receiving this information:

1. Assess the specific situation and, upon detecting overgrowth (trees and bushes) in the road median strip that poses a threat to visibility, traffic safety, water drainage or interferes with road maintenance activities, propose the removal of overgrowth in accordance with binding regulatory enactments and the procedure PR/A7-5 “Removal of overgrowth in the road median strip of state highways”.

2. Inform the applicant about the possibility and procedure for participating in the aforementioned announced works.

  • In cases where the LVC regional departments do not respond, I forward the information to the LVC Maintenance Planning Department (muižniece@lvceli.lv ) or LVC Management Division (aivis@lvceli.lv).

 

Regional department contacts – https://lvceli.lv/regionalas_nodalas/