Rīgas satiksme proposes changes to the bus route 49
With the creation of a new bus stop at the intersection of Tvaika iela and Sliežu iela, Rīgas satiksme proposes to extend the bus route 49 towards Sarkandaugava to the newly created bus stop. It is also proposed that the bus route 49 to Ķengarags runs to Višķu iela. These changes will both improve the safety of the bus route 49 and reduce route duplication. These proposals have been submitted to the Riga City Council Commission for Licensing Commercial Passenger Transportation.
The extension of the bus route 49 towards Sarkandaugava to the newly created bus stop will improve the accessibility of the bus route 49 to the residents of the high-rise residential buildings around the intersection of Tvaika iela and Sliežu iela.
It is also proposed to change the name of the stop “MAN TESS” on the bus route 49 in the Sarkandaugava area to “Aldaris”, so that the names of the stops in the vicinity of both directions of traffic would be the same and would give a unified idea of the location of the stops.
Changes are also proposed on the bus route 49 towards Ķengarags, organising the route to Višķu iela. This change would improve the overall traffic safety and passenger safety of the bus route 49, as currently buses leaving from the Rumbula terminus have to cross the carriageway in both directions on Maskavas iela (4 lanes), which is a highly dangerous manoeuvre and due to the traffic volume often causes accidents, in addition to delays on the route, as several minutes are spent waiting for the opportunity to leave.
In the section from the intersection of Dzelzavas iela and Stirnu iela to Rumbula, the bus route 49 overlaps with the bus routes 15 and 31; accordingly, passengers travelling on the bus route 49 from Rumbula to the intersection of Dzelzavas iela and Stirnu iela will still be able to reach their desired destination without changing buses.
However, passengers on the bus route 49 from Sarkandaugava to the intersection of Dzelzavas iela and Stirnu iela, whose destination is Maskavas iela, after the intersection with Višķu iela, will be able to reach their destination with one transfer without additional costs, as from 2 January 2023, due to changes in the range of tickets, no additional costs will be incurred for transfers.
For communication with “Rīgas satiksme”, we encourage you to use the information telephone 20361862, or send an e-mail to info@rigassatiksme.lv. You can also contact the company on the website www.rigassatiksme.lv in the section ‘Contact us’, where anyone can submit an application electronically.
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