Riga mayor: temporary bridge could be taken apart "like Lego bricks"
The state-owned company Latvian State Roads has an active tender for a "very strong" temporary bridge, and plans to speed it up. The bridge could serve already during the repair of the Vanšu Bridge, Riga Mayor Viesturs Kleinbergs said in an interview.
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Latvijas Valsts ceļi (Latvian State Roads, LVC), a state-owned company, has an active tender for a "very strong" temporary bridge. The procurement is to be accelerated so that the structure can be used already while the Vanšu Bridge is being repaired. This was stated by Riga Mayor Viesturs Kleinbergs (of the Progressives party) in an interview on the Latvian Television programme "Rīta panorāma".
What is known about the tender
According to the mayor, the procurement is under way and its pace is planned to be increased. The aim is to have the temporary bridge available during the repair work rather than only after it begins. Kleinbergs described the temporary bridge as "very strong".
How the bridge would be built
The headline of the original article quotes the mayor's comparison that the temporary bridge can be disconnected "like Lego bricks". This suggests that the structure can be taken apart in sections once it is no longer needed.
Why it matters
The Vanšu Bridge is in Riga, and a temporary solution during its repair is tied to how traffic will be handled in the city. The source gives no further details on the tender's deadlines, its cost or when the repair will start.
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