By June, the
construction of a tunnel will be completed at Gorkovskoye Highway, at the
intersection with Bolotnikova St., Frunze St. and Vosstaniya St., which will
become part of a three-level interchange. After asphalt works, traffic will be launched.
Alongside, the construction of the overpass will be carried out, which will be
completed by the end of the year. Today, the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin
inspected the reconstruction of one of the heavily used highways in the city
and highly appreciated the progress of work.
“The most challenging section is a three-level
interchange at the U–turn ring of Gorkovskoye Highway. The weather allows us to
work at full strength now – 41 vehicles and 62 workers are involved. We plan to
finish the work in time,”- the Mayor said. He added that the reconstruction of
the highway is divided into several stages, the traffic at the first of the
sections will open at the end of June. “Drivers and passengers of public transport
will see improvements,”- the head of the city believes. All reconstruction
works will be completed by the end of 2024, Ilsur Metshin reminded.
According to
Igor Kulyazhev, Deputy head of the Executive Committee of Kazan, the
three-level interchange, which is the main road transport hub of the
Gorkovskoye Highway, consists of a tunnel, a road and an overpass. Today, the
first overlap of the tunnel has been filled in, now workers are preparing to
fill the base, as well as the overlap of the second and third parts. In
addition, six overpass supports have already been installed, the length of
which will be 185 m. The spans of will be installed on the structures later.
The surface roadway is planned to be completed by June.
After the
reconstruction, three underground U–turn rings will also appear on the Gorkovskoye
Highway - on the section from Kulakhmetova St. to Vosstaniya St., on Zalesnaya
Street near Olympietz Sports Complex and on Osinovskaya St. Today, the second
of these facilities is 70% ready, and a tunnel is being built on the third
ring. The project provides for two planar U-turn rings – near the Fakel shopping
center it will open this year, near the Lebyazhie Lake next year.
“Today Gorkovskoye
Highway is one of the most challenging traffic sites in the city. We plan that
after the reconstruction, the capacity of the highway will almost double,”- the
Mayor said. To do this, the road on the section from the Fakel shopping center
to Olympietz Sports Complex will be expanded to six lanes. Now the work is completing
here, the construction workers have to equip the storm sewer and lay the top
layer of asphalt. In addition, non-stop traffic will be organized at one of the
sections – from Krasnokokshayskaya Street to the M7 highway. Bicycle and
pedestrian paths will be equipped along the entire highway, and a tunnel for
pedestrians and cyclists will open at the railway crossing.
As part of the
reconstruction, three underground pedestrian crossings will be built in the
area of Zalesnaya Street (near the Olympietz Sports Complex), Osinovskaya
Street and Aleutskaya Street. In addition, the construction workers will have
to build five aboveground pedestrian crossings – near Muzykalnaya St., Frunze
St., Kulakhmetova St., Vosstaniya St. and near the Fakel shopping center.