Riga lowers speed limit on Southern Bridge overpasses to 50 km/h for winter
In Riga, the speed limit on the Southern Bridge overpasses is being cut from 70 to 50 km/h until spring. The restriction is introduced because of winter weather and possible icing of the road.
The permitted speed on the Southern Bridge overpasses in Riga has been reduced from 70 to 50 kilometres per hour, effective today and lasting until spring. The Riga City Council's External Communications Department told the news agency LETA. The aim is to improve road safety in winter, when the carriageway may ice over.
The lower limit applies to a specific stretch of the overpasses. In one direction it runs from the ramp from Latgales Street to Lubānas Street, and in the opposite direction from Lubānas Street to the ramp from Piedrujas Street.
According to the council's representatives, this restriction is introduced on the Southern Bridge overpasses every winter. It is based on the weather typical of the season and the risk of the road surface freezing.
Drivers using this section in the winter months need to take the reduced limit into account and follow the relevant road signs.
