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port of Riga channel up to – 17 m and project The project will
and widening of the TDG202 grant safe entry and
2
channel up to 135 m. 0 operation of heavy
tonnage ships (till
130 000 dwt A
fromax and 175 000
dwt cape size ships
into Riga port,
therefore removing
a missing link for
cargo flow through
the port. The
project will also
create necessary
preconditions for
development of
new territories in
the port and
enhancement of
port`s
competitiveness in
the Northeast
region of the Baltic
Sea.
During the last 5
years number of
ships with greater
GT has grown
considerably,
therefore the
existing parameters
of the shipping
channel cannot
provide safe
navigation within
the port.
22. Transport Corridors Integration Riga City Council Integration of Riga city Yes Timing 5 million 5 million Barriers:
and missing of Riga city and Freeport of Riga included 2014-2016 EUR EUR Insufficient
links and Freeport into TEN-T network: in funding.
of Riga into Eksporta street TDG202
TEN-T reconstruction 0 Solutions:
network: There's a possibility
Eksporta to evaluate to attract

2 Transport Development Guidelines for 2014 - 2020