A5 Kaunas–Polish border
The Lithuanian A5 is part of Via Baltica and links Kaunas with the Polish border. This record covers the Garliava–Mauručiai reconstruction and the motorway-standard sections from Mauručiai to the border. The 16.465–23.320 km section is being reconstructed; the southern sections opened in 2018–2025.
- Total length
- 80 km
- Open today
- 73 km
- Under construction
- 7 km
- Sections
- 6
Sections
| Sections | Status | Length | Timeline | Cost | Funding | Contractors | Contract terms |
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| 16.465–23.320 km (Garliava–Mauručiai) Via Lietuva reports a contract value of EUR 29.27 million including VAT. The route remains four lanes; the works remove direct access points and add connecting roads. | Under construction | 7 km |
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| 23.320–56.830 km (Mauručiai–Marijampolė) Length measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. The full Mauručiai–Marijampolė section opened in November 2018 as a four-lane motorway. | Opened | 33 km |
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| 56.830–72.500 km (Marijampolė–state border, stage III) Length measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. Chainage and stage boundary follow Via Lietuva. The section was completed in October 2024. | Opened | 16 km |
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| 72.500–79.000 km (Marijampolė–state border, stage I) Length measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. Chainage and stage boundary follow Via Lietuva. The section was completed in October 2023. | Opened | 6 km |
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| 79.000–85.000 km (Marijampolė–state border, stage II) Length measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. Chainage and stage boundary follow Via Lietuva. The section was completed in December 2023. | Opened | 6 km |
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| 85.000–97.060 km (Marijampolė–Polish border, stage IV) Length measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. Via Lietuva's September 2025 update still listed works in progress; the Lithuanian A5 article records completion in December 2025. | Opened | 12 km |
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Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.
Funding
- European Union7 km1 section
- Via Lietuva lists European Regional Development Fund support.
- National budget7 km1 section
- Via Lietuva lists the state Road Fund.
A section that lists two sources counts its full length under each: the data records which sources paid, not what share each one carried.
Sources
- Via Lietuva: A5 Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai, 56.83–97.06 km reconstructionread Oct 13, 2026
- Via Lietuva: A5 Garliava–Mauručiai, 16.465–23.320 km reconstructionread Oct 13, 2026
- Via Lietuva: Garliava–Mauručiai Via Baltica reconstruction startsread Oct 13, 2026
- Magistralinis kelias A5 (Lietuva)read Oct 13, 2026
- OpenStreetMap relation 2895576, A5 Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai (ODbL)read Oct 13, 2026
Figures last checked against their sources in Oct 13, 2026.