Sustainable Urban and Infrastructure Development and Construction Company "YIT Lithuaniawill undertake the reconstruction of one of the busiest streets in Vilnius. The company Vilnius city municipalities by order, will carry out the capital construction of the section of Ozo street from "Acropolis" to PC "Oz"repair. The value of the planned works reaches 520 thousand. euros.
During the reconstruction, the section of Ozo street between Gelvonų and Kernavės streets will be widened by installing an additional bus and special transport lane. Traffic at the intersection at PC "Ozas" will also be reorganized. A traffic light will be installed here, and turning through the dividing lane will be abolished.
At the same time, the pedestrian and bicycle paths on the street section will be repaired, and the lighting will be modernized. 330 trees and 1700 bushes will be planted in the dividing part of the traffic lanes.
"Oz street is an extremely important part of the road network of the city of Vilnius, on which the traffic situation in the northern part of the capital largely depends. Extremely high traffic intensity is recorded on this street, one of the main trajectories of traffic movement in the city stretches here, there are objects of attraction for residents, residential quarters, and business centers located nearby. Further development of this part of the city is expected in the future, construction of strategically important objects is planned nearby. For this reason, it is very important that the surrounding infrastructure is adapted to today's and tomorrow's needs", says Kęstutis Vanagas, the head of the YIT Lietuva company.
According to K. Vanag, the installation of an additional traffic lane on the street will increase the capacity of cars and ensure a better connection with this part of the city by public transport. At the same time, this will reduce particulate matter and CO2 pollution, time spent in traffic jams, and contribute to improving the quality of life of Vilnius residents. The intersection controlled by traffic lights will ensure efficient regulation of traffic flows and thus reduce the number of traffic accidents.
Currently, the design and preparation works for the repair are starting. Physical works will begin next spring, and they are scheduled to be completed in July 2022.
"YIT Lietuva" currently also operates the main road A1 (Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipeda) reconstruction works, reconstruction of the regional road Grigiškės-Dėdeliškės-Rykantai and Bendoriai-Riešė-Kalinas in Vilnius district, repairs the main road A11 Šiauliai-Palanga, carries out repair work on the Kretinga-Skuodas-Plungė and Griežpelkiai-Vilkyškiai regional roads, reconstructs the viaduct near Rukla and installs a tunnel under the railway in Vievy, as well as carries out other infrastructure development projects.
