English
The Freeport of Riga Authority has started the construction of a publicly accessible boat slip in the vicinity of Voleri. Fishing and active recreation on the water are very popular, especially in the surroundings of the city of Riga, but there is a lack of appropriate infrastructure that would provide easy and safe access to water bodies in Riga. Currently, there are only a few publicly accessible places in the territory of Riga where it is possible to launch boats and cutters.
The new boat slip will be located in Voleri, next to a spacious parking lot, and it will be fit for simultaneously letting two watercraft vehicles into the water using a car with a trailer or boat trailer. The design brief for the planned project was developed in cooperation with the Latvian Fishing Sports Federation.
The boat slip will facilitate the access of rescue services to the Daugava River and the surrounding water bodies, strengthening the response capacity of the relevant services. The implementation of the project will be a contribution to the improvement of the neighbourhoods of the Port of Riga and the strengthening of the relations of the Freeport of Riga Authority with the residents of the regions adjacent to the port.
The slip's construction work is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2024.
