Hundreds of millions of euros investment in Riga and the status of the Baltic metropolis is not lost / day

These funds are derived from the European Union funds, government grants and loans.

Cherry estimated that municipal investments in the development of the city were also able to triple. While in 2020, less than 100 million euros were scheduled for this purpose, it was EUR 300 million in 2024.

The most important projects were mentioned by the mayor of several bridges and overpasses, reconstruction of Radzins embankment, the construction of the Mūkusala promenade and others.

During this term, the street asphalt pavement was restored on 224 streets and the pavement will be renovated in this construction season on 53 streets. The mayor believes that the system is not expected to be expected, « so that the street collapses completely », but every 10 years the asphalt top layer is replaced.

The mayor noted that 252 gravel streets were covered with double surface treatment. These works are planned this year on 61 streets.

The cherry mentioned the construction of the Eastern highway and the release of the center of Riga from freight transport, public transport ticket reform, increasing public transport speed in 50 locations and making decisions on the establishment of a single ticket with train traffic.

As the most important area where the work has failed as planned, the cherry mentioned housing, including building insulation, courtyard repairs, etc.

He rejected the public accusations that Riga had lost the status of metropolis. According to his data, the biggest decline in the population was around 2009, but now the population in the capital is stabilizing. In recent years, the population in the center of Riga has grown.

He emphasized that Vilnius had, in its self -promoted distributed data on the population of Riga, seemed to have overtaken because he added areas around the capital. « If we looked at the surrounding areas in the capital, the population in Riga would be around a million. There is no need to lower our capital and lower our country, » Kirsis said.

In his view, investors who want to come to Riga do not look, « which side of the street lives on » whether it is on the side of Marupe or on the side of Riga. This boundary is only in our own heads.

The capital should be seen as the entire Riga metropolitan area, with a million inhabitants, and do not try to teach information in the most disabled way, cherry urged.

Today, the closing meeting of the Riga City Council is taking place.

As reported, the list of « New Unity » (JV) represented by Riga City Council elections gained 12.9% of voters’ support and nine deputy. JV will be the fourth largest political force in the council.

Given that the coalition’s initiative is « progressive », the cherry will lose the mayor and are likely to become the deputy chairman of the City Council in the next coalition.