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Transport
Table 18. Data
on traffic in Riga
City as of January
1, 2001
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Length of all streets in the city
within street red line limits
, km
|
1200 |
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Area of all street
roadways,
sq.m
. |
10.3
mill. |
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Total length of the main streets,
km |
450 |
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Total area of all roadways,
sq.m
. |
5.2
mill. |
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Total number of
bridges and overpasses |
77 |
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Total length of bridges and
overpasses,
km
, incl. |
9.1 |
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- Vansu bridge,
m |
595 |
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- Salu bridge,
m |
565 |
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- Akmens bridge,
m |
503 |
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- Vairoga street overpass,
m |
1019 |
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- Kalnciema street overpass,
m |
453 |
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Technical means
for organization of traffic |
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Number of traffic
lights |
226 |
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Number of road signs,
thousand |
18.5 |
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Lighting
system |
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Length of lighting communication cabling,
km |
1200 |
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Number of light units,
thousand |
42.7 |
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Public
Transport |
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Number of public
transport vehicles in the streets of Riga,
avg. during a
day |
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Buses |
222 |
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Trolleybuses |
260 |
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Trams |
172 |
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Taxi-buses |
49 |
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Route taxis (minivans) |
230 |
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Taxis
|
1227 |
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Number of public
transport routes |
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Buses |
46 |
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Trolleybuses |
23 |
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Trams |
8 |
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Taxi-buses |
14 |
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Route taxis (minivans) |
42 |
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Number of public
transport stops |
2198 |
Source: Traffic Department, Riga City
Council |
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