{"id":70918,"date":"2025-05-29T08:52:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T05:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vidzeme.lv\/?p=70918"},"modified":"2025-06-14T13:46:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T10:46:03","slug":"four-pontoon-bridges-accessible-to-everyone-will-be-built-in-vidzeme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vidzeme.lv\/en\/four-pontoon-bridges-accessible-to-everyone-will-be-built-in-vidzeme\/","title":{"rendered":"Four pontoon bridges accessible to everyone will be built in Vidzeme"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The project \u201cFacilitating access to watertourism activities\u201d (Riverways II) has conducted the first environmental accessibility surveys at Lake Z\u0101\u0123ezers in Valka, at Lake Burtnieku in the Valmiera region, at Lake Lielezers in Limba\u017ei, and Lake Lub\u0101ns in the Madona region.<\/p>\n

One of the project\u2019s tasks is to identify water tourism sites and services in Vidzeme and provide proposals for improving environmental accessibility and infrastructure solutions.<\/p>\n

The Vidzeme planning region team of the project \u201cRiverways II\u201d and Jur\u0123is Briedis, an environmental accessibility specialist from the association of people with disabilities and their friends \u201cApeirons\u201d, surveyed the lakes and met with representatives of local governments. Jur\u0123is Briedis provided consultations on the construction of the planned infrastructure to make these lakes more accessible to everyone, improving boating and swimming opportunities for seniors, families with small children, people with disabilities, and other social groups.<\/p>\n

The representative of \u201cApeirons\u201d placed great emphasis on the accessibility of the surrounding environment. This includes a comprehensive view of the specific place:<\/p>\n