Residents did not understand: asphalt for the bicycle path has already been laid on Žygymanţi street, but it was not the one that caught the eye at all. The people of Vilnius noticed that during the repair, the old catenary support poles were left, which now stand right in the middle of the sidewalk, between the pedestrian and bicycle path. The municipality assures that this will not happen.
According to the municipality, the repair work has not yet been completed, so the location of the supports will also change. Later, the poles with the trolley bus catenary will be moved closer to the carriageway. Special foundations are provided here.
"Since the delivery of the new supports took some time, the old poles have not been raised yet, because in that case trolley traffic would not be possible," says Gabrielius Grubinskas, Vilnius city municipalities Media relations specialist.
However, due to the delays, the municipality did not want to stop all renovation works, so it was decided to lay asphalt on the bicycle path. In the near future, the bike path will be covered with a second layer of red asphalt up to the first pillar remaining on the path.
"After receiving the new catenary support poles and moving the catenary from the old ones, the old poles will be removed, the lower layer of asphalt will be leveled and the entire process of asphalting the bicycle path will be completed," comments the representative of the municipality.
The complete reconstruction of Žygimanų Street should be completed by the end of the year. Landscaping, installation of small architecture, lighting renovation are also planned here.
