A8 road (Latvia)

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Autoceļš A8 is an entity belonging to Latvian State Roads " State Street " ( lett valsts galvenie Autoceļi ). It connects the capital Riga with the Lithuanian border at Meitene, where she will continue as Magistralinis kelias A12. The A8 is a part of the European Route 77 The total length is 76 kilometers. The average traffic volume was 10293 vehicles per day in 2010.

In 2011, the A8 was expanded highway-like in Jelgava, the others were two-lane or in the 2 1 system available. 2011 was begun to modernize the A8 in two sections. The first section includes a roadway between the 10th and the 19th kilometer and will be completed by 2014. The second section includes the other, left-hand lane of 19 to 30 kilometers and is to be completed by 2013 [ deprecated]. In October, the modernization of a third section, which includes both carriageways from 32 to 43 kilometers began. The modernization will continue until the end of 2014. The investment costs 4.59 million Lati.

According to the plans, the A8 is on the remaining sections in the period from 2016Vorlage: are future / In 5 years, modernized and posted as a motorway or road running: In 2 years to 2020Vorlage future /.