A6 highway (Lithuania)

The A6 highway is a highway in Lithuania (Magistralinis kelias). It runs from Kaunas to the Latvian border near Zarasai. From there, the road continues to Daugavpils as A13. The length of the road is 185.40 km.

A6 marker
A6
Kaunas-Utena-Zarasai
Route information
Part of E262
Length185.40 km (115.20 mi)
Major junctions
FromKaunas
ToZarasai
Latvia Latvia
E262 / A 13
Location
CountryLithuania
Major citiesJonava, Ukmergė, Utena, Zarasai
Highway system
At-grade dual-carriageway junction with traffic lights between Karmėlava and Jonava
1+1 road section near Utena

The speed limit for most of the length of A6 is default 70–90 km/h (outside city limits) with few urban sections with default 30–50 km/h speed limit. The section from Kaunas to Jonava has been upgraded to a dual carriageway with at-grade junctions, at-grade pedestrian crossing points, U-turns and traffic-lights. The remaining sections are roads with one lane in each direction, leading through towns like Ukmergė, Utena and Zarasai.

This route is a part of International E-road network (part of European route E262).

In July 2023, the new project was approved for rerouting A6 from the south of Jonava to the suburbs of Skaruliai and Šveicarija. The construction works is expected to start in 2024.[1][2]


References
  1. "Jonavos aplinkkelio tiesimas turėtų prasidėti jau kitų metų pavasarį". aliojonava.lt (in Lithuanian). Alio Jonava. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. Butkus, Linas (3 May 2023). "Kitąmet pradės tiesti pietinį Jonavos aplinkkelį". aliojonava.lt (in Lithuanian). Verslo žinios. Retrieved 22 July 2023.


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