The waterfront is closed, buses are changing routes: what to expect in Riga next week

According to the Riga City Council, the restrictions are related to commemorative events dedicated to Lāčplēsis Day. ## The waterfront will be closed for seven hours On November 11, from 17:00 to midnight, traffic will be completely closed on the 11th November waterfront (11. novembra krastmala) from the Cable Bridge to the Stone Bridge. During this time, two-way traffic will be organized on Pils Street (Pils iela) from Poļu Gāte to Dome Square, as well as on the section of Dome Square from Pils Street to Jekaba Street. ## The torchlight procession will pass through the center of Riga At 16:40, the traditional torchlight procession will start from the Riga Brothers' Cemetery and will end at the 11th November waterfront. The procession route will pass through the following streets: - Varoņu iela; - Gaujas iela; - Miera iela; - Brīvības iela; - Brīvības bulvāris; - Brīvības laukums; - Kaļķu iela. As the participants of the procession move, traffic on these streets will be restricted or completely closed if necessary. ## In Āgenskalns, the restrictions will last several days Due to the event "Rīga, mūžības skartā," from 20:00 on November 9 to 12:00 on November 12, Bāriņu Street (Bāriņu iela) will be closed from Uzvaras Boulevard to the turnaround near Herman Street. Traffic will be closed in both directions. Stopping and parking of vehicles will also be prohibited in this section. During the closure, the routes of eight bus lines will change: **No. 4, 7, 8, 21, 25, 38, 39, and 55.** In both directions, the stops "Āgenskalna tirgus" and "Eduarda Smiļģa iela" on Bāriņu Street will not be served. Temporary public transport stops will be located on Mazā Nometņu Street (Mazā Nometņu iela), approximately near house No. 27. ## Where parking will be prohibited Restrictions on stopping and parking of vehicles will be in effect on different days and hours. **From November 9, 08:00, to November 12, 12:00:** - Mazā Nometņu iela — from Ojāra Vācieša iela to Kokles iela; - Hermaņa iela — from Ojāra Vācieša iela to Bāriņu iela. **From November 10, 15:00, to midnight on November 11:** - the parallel roadway of the 11th November waterfront — from Poļu Gāte to Bīskapa Gāte. **On November 11:** - from 06:00 to 15:00 — the right side of Zigfrīda Annas Meierovica Boulevard, from Smilšu iela to Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela; - from 07:00 to 11:00 — Herdera Square (Herdera laukums); - from 12:00 to midnight — the right side of the 11th November waterfront, from Daugavas Gāte to the Cable Bridge; - from 06:00 to 19:30 — both sides of Aizsaules iela, both sides of Varoņu iela from Aizsaules iela to house No. 3A, as well as the parking lot near the First Forest Cemetery on Aizsaules iela. Vehicles left in places where parking is prohibited will be moved to other allowed parking spaces if necessary. ## Additional restrictions in the city center On November 11, traffic will be restricted if necessary in places where official events are held: - from 08:30 to 10:15 — at Herdera Square; - from 12:30 to 13:30 — at Freedom Square; - from 13:50 to 14:15 — at Castle Square and adjacent streets. Near the Riga Brothers' Cemetery, from 10:30 to 12:00 and from 17:00 to 19:30, traffic will be regulated at the intersections of Aizsaules and Gaujas streets, as well as Meža Boulevard and Varoņu Street. In addition, from 12:30 to 13:30, the movement of water transport on the City Canal may be restricted or closed if necessary — from the bridge on Krišjāņa Barona Street to the pedestrian bridge near the Bastion Hill. The Riga City Council recommends that drivers take the temporary restrictions into account when planning their trips, especially on the evening of November 11, when a torchlight procession will take place in the city center and the waterfront will be closed.