A8 highway (Lithuania)

A8
A8
Panevėžys-Aristava-Sitkūnai
Route information
	Part of E67
Length	87.86 km (54.59 mi)
Major junctions
From	Panevėžys
To
Location
Major cities	Kėdainiai
Highway system
	Transport in Lithuania;

The A8 highway is a highway in Lithuania (Magistraliniai keliai). It runs from Panevėžys, through Kėdainiai bypass to the interchange with A1 highway near . From there, the road continues to Kaunas, Vilnius, Klaipėda or Warsaw. The length of the road is 87.86 km.^[1]

The speed limit along most of the road length is 90 km/h. It is one of the most important transit roads in the Baltic States (part of Via Baltica corridor).

This route is a part of International E-road network (part of European route E67).^[2]

There are distant plans to reconstruct most of the road as a motorway. Currently, 2+1 road is planned.

A8 road section near Kėdainiai

References[]

^ Balčiauskas, Linas (December 17, 2008). "Distribution of species-specific wildlife-vehicle accidents of Lithuanian roads, 2002-2007" (PDF). p. 160. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-12-26.
^ "A8 Motorway Panevezys - Aristava - Sitkunai". COWI. Retrieved 2020-02-01.

[1] Balčiauskas, Linas (December 17, 2008). "Distribution of species-specific wildlife-vehicle accidents of Lithuanian roads, 2002-2007" (PDF). p. 160. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-12-26.

[2] "A8 Motorway Panevezys - Aristava - Sitkunai". COWI. Retrieved 2020-02-01.

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