More average speed cameras come online in Latvia on March 12th

The sections of highway are: Vidzeme Highway (A2): from Ieriķi to the P20 highway (turning towards Cēsis) (72.25–77.15 km); from Bērzkrogs to Smiltene roundabout (94.8–125.7 km); Valmiera highway (A3) from Stalbe to Rubene (40.1–55.6 km); Daugavpils highway (A6) from Dzelme to Upleja (66.1–77.0 km); Ventspils highway (A10) between the roundabouts near Tukums (63.4–68.0 km); Tīnūži – Koknese road (P80) from Tīnūži to Ziediņi (0.5–1.8 km).

At these stages, the equipment will monitor not only the average driving speed of vehicles but also whether they have OCTA (compulsory insurance), a valid technical inspection, and any outstanding payments for road tolls.

A total of 17 new average speed control sections are planned to be put into operation on national roads this year with another eight sections planned to be connected by May.

According to the results of the open procurement, the control equipment will be installed in 17 stages by SIA RECK at a cost of just under 2 million euros.

Until now 16 average speed control sections were already operating on the national road network, which were selected taking into account road traffic accident (RTA) statistics for the last three years, as well as the total traffic intensity, the proportion of freight transport and traffic organization (prohibition of overtaking).

"Average speed control is one of the tools for improving traffic safety. Statistics on accidents at the 16 existing average speed control sections show that the number of road accidents, including serious accidents, is decreasing," said Latvijas valsts ceļi (Latvian state roads).

The average speed control system determines the average speed of a vehicle on a specific road section based on the time elapsed for the vehicle passing two specific points.