I. Metshin: "We should deal with improvement of the road network of Kazan systematically"

(Kazan City KZN.RU, November 18, Zilya Gayfi). In the capital's City Hall at this moment a meeting devoted to development of the project of the Comprehensive scheme of traffic in Kazan for 2014-2020 with a view to 2030 is held. The event is attended by Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, representatives of the United Nations Development Program, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Cabinet of Ministers of Republic of Tatarstan, heads of district administrations, heads of departments of the Executive Committee, the members of the working group and representatives of engineering, transport and social organizations.

Opening the meeting, Ilsur Metshin noted the importance of the matter under discussion. Improving the road network of Kazan is one of the priorities of urban policy. The first positive steps in this area were made in preparation for the Universiade. "We worked on drafting of CSOT a lot of time. Great, painstaking work has been done. A big step towards the development of the road network of the city was made in preparation for the Universiade. According to the service "Yandex.Traffic", today we are one of the most prosperous cities in Russia in this regard. However, this does not entitle us to rest on our laurels. We must address this issue systemically. In the process of drafting of CSOT we got a lot of offers from indifferent Kazan residents. Definitely, this document will not lie on the shelf and gather dust. Of course, the money in the budget is never enough, but we hope the President of Tatarstan will help. I want to thank the United Nations for its development program, because it participated in the co-financing ", - said the Mayor.

Before the performances of experts, a video, which contained an analysis of the transport situation in Kazan, as well as the main options for the road network, was presented to participants of the meeting.

Recall complex scheme of traffic of Kazan for 2014-2020 with a view to 2030 was developed in a joint with United Nations Development Program project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road transport in the cities of Russia in the conditions of matched funding. The agreement on the joint development and financing agreement were signed December 2, 2013. In April of the last year an open competition to develop CSOT of Kazan was held, which was attended by five organizations of developers. Research and design institute of territorial development and transport infrastructure (St. Petersburg) was recognized the winner, a municipal contract was signed on May 6 last year.

The main objective of the project is to improve the organization of traffic on the road network of Kazan by preventing the occurrence of congestion situations in the continued growth of motorization to meet the transport needs of the city with minimal cost and maximum safety (reduction of accidents and negative impacts on the environment and public health), and creating a comfortable environment for the transportation of residents and visitors.