71 families lose loved ones in road accidents in 2016Last year 71 people lost their lives in road accidents in Estonia.Local News
Estonia to raise speed limit to 110 on 133 kms of road this summerThe Estonian Road Administration will start placing signs on Wednesday to raise the maximum legal speed to 110 kilometers per hour in select sections spanning altogether 133 kilometers of the country's main roads during the warm season.Local News
Mobile speed camera tested: 94 percent exceed limit during half hourAt end of this year, interior ministry and Road Administration will launch tests of mobile speed cameras which will feature the remarkable quality of not being located at a traditional «known» spot. Rather, the devices are relocated according to need.Local News
Road Administration calls builders on carpetThis year, Road Administration took samples of several sections of roads breaking up ere the five years warranty is up. Yesterday, audit results were published – to builders and public alike.Local News
Editorial: somebody stop these Mr Beans from building us roadsWhy do these roads of ours become bad (so fast)? Again and again, we the users and the car owners have to pose this question. By media, the ball is passed to scientists, to builders, to the officialdom. The answers vary according to who is saying, and no doubt the reasons are many. A standard reply goes like we’re not so rich as to ensure all-out excellent road repairs. In other words, there ain’t no money and that’s it.Opinion
Road Administration buckles up for court actionTo find out why new sections of roads start to crumble ere the 5-years warranty us up, Road Administration drilled holes and took samples out of 11 sections where warranty end nears.Local News
Electric car grants stop todayThese past months, popularity of the Estonian ELMO electric car purchasing grants has been on the rise. Due to depletion of means, however, starting today Kredex closes doors to further applications – from now on, the state no longer supports electric car buys financially.Economy
Road Administration testing new type of speed cameraNot mass produced yet, the speed camera is based on current laser-based measuring technology.Local News
Amendment allows spending night on private plotUp to now, sunrise to sunset was the limit for staying on unmarked private land. Not anymore, so feel free to spend the night. A ban on picking berries and mushrooms must be separately signified by owner.Local News
Google Street View cars back in EstoniaFrom yesterday till end of August, AS Regio Eesti will be updating Google Street View pictures in major Estonian cities, in Latvia and in Lithuania.Economy
Audit reveals holes in road repair qualityAs assessed by National Audit Office (NAO) over the past decade Road Administration has done a poor job repairing main roads of the land: road renovation standards are partly outdated; road project designs are often of poor quality; monitoring of road renovations is weak; and state money has been used for road maintenance in substantially smaller measure than prescribed by law.Local News
Elks of Estonia to get initial ecoductGreen bridge helps wild animals walk across Tartu Highway, near Kolu – in familiar environment, not having to fear for their lives.Local News
Estonian roads agency to plow more money into maintenanceSo far half of the funds set apart for roads in Estonia has been used for building large-scale road infrastructure objects and the other half for maintenance, but according to a new road preservation program the volume of maintenance should grow, deputy director general of the Road Administration Kaupo Sirk said in an interview with the weekly Maaleht.Economy
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