County roads to get four-lane sections and safer crossings.

Pärnu County to Get a Four-Lane Road and Safer Crossing: Overview of This Year's Roadworks in the County

This year, the Transport Administration plans roadworks on a total of 1,325 kilometers across Estonia, which is over 200 kilometers more than last year. In Pärnu County, construction will begin on the extensive Are–Nurme section to turn it into a 2+2 lane road, and the long-troublesome pedestrian crossing in Tammiste will be made significantly safer for locals.

A total of €168 million has been allocated for road maintenance across Estonia. In Pärnu County, new major projects include the construction of the Are–Nurme 2+2 lane section. Additionally, work continues on the Pärnu–Sauga four-lane road section, which is expected to be completed by this autumn. Preparatory work has also begun for the Sindi-Lodja bridge.

This year, a total of 84 kilometers of gravel roads will be repaired in Estonia, with 2.7 kilometers of this located in Pärnu County on the Lihula–Kloostri–Kirbla road. There are no plans for dust-free surfaces in Pärnu County this year. However, surface treatment, which is a type of preventative road maintenance, will be carried out on 87.1 kilometers of roads across the county.

Thirteen kilometers of paved roads in Pärnu County will undergo rehabilitation, with larger sections planned on the Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla road near Libatse and on the Lihula–Pärnu road between the 2.9th and 8th kilometers.

As a significant improvement, the intersection of the Pärnu–Rakvere–Sõmeru highway and the Randivälja road in Tammiste will be made safer. Currently, there is no pedestrian crossing at this location, but there is a bus stop at the intersection. Plans include the construction of a pedestrian crossing with a traffic island separating the directions of travel and a left-turn lane for the Randivälja road junction. Bus stops will be relocated to prevent vehicles turning right from Randivälja road from entering the bus bay.

Priit Sauk, Director General of the Transport Administration, emphasized that the agency continues to place great emphasis on environmentally friendly and value-based procurements in road construction to increase the use of more sustainable materials in road maintenance and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. "We also prioritize shortening road lengths and ensuring smoother traffic flow in road construction and reconstruction," Sauk noted, citing as an example that the new Kose–Mäo road section, which is 5.3 kilometers shorter than the previous highway, reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 2,500 tons annually.

Avaldatud 10/04/2025