A2 highway (Lithuania)

The A2 motorway is a highway in Lithuania (Magistralinis kelias). It connects the capital city of Vilnius with the Panevėžys, via Ukmergė.

A2
Vilnius-Panevėžys Highway
Route information
Part of E272
Length135.92 km (84.46 mi)
Major junctions
FromVilnius
  A6 A6 near Ukmergė
A8 A8 near Panevėžys
ToPanevėžys
Location
Major citiesVilnius, Širvintos, Ukmergė, Panevėžys
Highway system
Lithuanian road system
International E-road network
Typical scenery of the road. A2 highway near Taujėnai
Motorway junction with U-turns. Highway near Raguva

Its length is over 130 kilometres (81 mi). It is a motorway in almost a whole length. The Vilnius - Ukmergė highway was the first section opened. Later, the highway was extended to Panevėžys.

There are in total six at-grade junctions with U-turns in this motorway. Five out of six of such junctions have automatic detecting systems with variable electronic road signs implemented which indicate lower speed limit (usually 110 km/h instead of 130 km/h in summer time) if an U-turn or surrounding infrastructure is being used (excluding transit traffic of A2 highway). One section with an U-turn, but without this system have standard signs with lowered speed limit of 110 km/h. [1] Agricultural vehicles can't enter nor the main road nort the U-turns just to get to the another side since the motorway signs are implemented near the junctions which restrict entry for any agricultural or slow vehicle.

The A2 highway has 4 lanes (two lanes each way) separated by a wide grass line and, in many parts, safety rails. Highway follows European route E272 for its entire length.

Most notable event in the highway was peaceful political demonstration of the Baltic Way during the Singing Revolution in the late 1980s. Approximately two million people joined their hands to form a human chain spanning 675.5 kilometres (419.7 mi) across the three Baltic states then being part of USSR. Before early 1990s, road was part of Soviet Union route signing system and was part of Minsk-Vilnius-Riga highway M11.

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsRvAIoLd-s Intelligent variable message signs
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