Riga's Traffic Woes: A Boat Trip Exposes Infrastructure Bottlenecks

Riga's Northern Corridor: A Boat Trip Highlights Infrastructure Delays Riga, Latvia – A recent video posted online by Leontijs Morozs, an advisor to Latvian Parliament member Ainārs Šlesers, has brought attention to the slow progress of Riga's Northern Corridor transportation project. The video, filmed on a boat trip across the Daugava River, directly compares the travel time by boat to the significantly longer time it would take by car due to traffic congestion. "While we're stuck in traffic," Morozs states in the video, "the Northern Corridor sits gathering dust. It's time to get it out and finally get to work." The video uses this visual comparison to emphasize the urgent need for infrastructure improvements. Moroz's colleagues, also featured in the video, further underscore the point, highlighting the disparity between existing plans and practical implementation. One colleague, Arnis Zobens, points out the irony of slow progress on a project designed to improve transportation efficiency. The video concludes with a call for more ambitious infrastructure projects in Riga. The video's informal style and political undertones raise questions about its neutrality, but the direct comparison of travel times and the quotes from the participants offer a unique perspective on the issue, highlighting the need for a more efficient transportation system in Riga.