In August 2009 JSC „Latvijas tilti” has signed a contract with „Ventspils Free Port Authority” for construction of a double bascule span bridge over river Venta. The overall contract value is 10.57 million Euro, from which construction works performed by JSC „Latvijas tilti” will be 2.8 million Euro. The planned profit – 0.3%. The construction works will last for one year and in August 2010 the new bridge will be open for traffic.