in Vilnius district road maintenance and development works are carried out every year - roads and streets of local importance are constantly maintained, built and repaired. The arrival of spring and favorable weather conditions allowed road and street asphalting to start earlier this year.
"This year, the weather conditions are favorable enough to start paving the roads and streets. April and its second half is usually the time when the road paving season starts. We are prepared for these works, we do them as quickly and efficiently as we can. We have made significant progress and that is encouraging. We hope that we will be able to finish the work planned this year quite early. I will constantly inform you about the ongoing asphalting works in the townships," he says Vilnius district the mayor of the municipality, Robert Duchnevič.
At the moment, road asphalting works are intensively taking place on Mechanizatoriu St. in Avižienii borough, Žaliojoja St. in Zujūnai borough, and Ilgoja St. in Lokii village in Rudamina borough. Residents of Beržų street in Marijampolis ward are already happy with the paved road, Upės street in Šatrininkai ward to Kalniškių village will also be paved soon.
After the winter break, maintenance work on Česlovos Milošas street in Zujūnai borough has also resumed. Currently, the foundations of the road and other preparatory works are being prepared for the asphalting of a section about 1 kilometer long. It is planned that with the works carried out this year, the total stretch of asphalted road will reach about 5 km.
Ch. Asphalting works on Milos Street have been in progress since 2020. This is an important section of the Zujūnai-Čekoniškė road. The improvement of the street will improve communication and distribute traffic flows on the way to the city of Vilnius. The dust problem caused by the gravel road, which caused inconvenience to the surrounding residents, will also be solved.
Vilnius District Municipality oversees over 2,5 thousand km of public roads of local importance. It is one of the largest network of local roads in the entire country. Unfortunately, gravel roads still make up the largest part. A significant part of the roads and streets in the Vilnius district belong to roads of state importance, the maintenance, repair, and installation of which are taken care of by AB Via Lietuva.
The municipality makes every effort and repairs the roads as far as financial possibilities allow. About 15 million is expected this year for the development of a convenient and safe transportation system. euros. It would consist of funds from the municipal budget, the municipal infrastructure development support program and the Road Maintenance and Development Program.
They will be used for the repair and installation of new roads and streets, maintenance of lighting infrastructure, and ensuring safe conditions for pedestrians and cyclists.
All opportunities to obtain additional financing from the state and European Union structural funds are also used.
