Smart sensors to be installed on Vanšu Bridge to improve safety

A new pilot project in Riga will help monitor one of the city’s most important bridges – the Vanšu Bridge. The Latvian startup Adventum Tech, in cooperation with the Riga Municipality’s Outdoor and Mobility Department, will install an innovative real-time monitoring system called “Digital Bridge” to track the bridge’s structural performance.

The Vanšu Bridge is one of Riga’s busiest transport routes – it is crossed daily by almost 60,000 vehicles and more than 2,000 pedestrians and cyclists. This makes safety and stability especially important for the city’s infrastructure.

As part of the pilot, tilt and vibration monitoring sensors will be installed on the bridge, particularly near the main load-bearing cables. These devices will record how the structure reacts in different conditions – during rush hours, storms, or under temperature changes.

All data will be transmitted wirelessly to Adventum Tech’s analysis platform, where it will be processed in real time. This will make it possible to detect irregularities early and prevent potential risks, ensuring greater safety for both drivers and pedestrians.

The project is part of a broader trend of using smart technologies in city infrastructure monitoring. Adventum Tech has already tested similar systems on railway infrastructure in Latvia, monitoring noise, vibrations, and structural loads.

With this solution, Riga is taking another step towards becoming a modern and safe smart city, where technology helps provide citizens with more reliable and safer services.