In October,
traffic will be launched in Kazan along the first section of the Voznesensky
Tract – from Gvardeyskaya Street to Pobedy Avenue. At the moment, construction
work here has been completed by 94%. The Mayor of the city Ilsur Metshin invited
by journalists for a press tour on the new road.
The road of
life: traffic without traffic lights, noise screens and a bike path
The
construction of the Voznesensky tract with a length of 11.3 km started in 2021.
It will run from the Ametyevskaya highway to Pobedy Avenue and will exit on the
federal highway M-7. The highway will unload the Mamadyshsky tract and take
over traffic from nearby residential neighborhoods. One hundred and fifty-five
road workers and 97 vehicles work daily at the site. According to Igor
Kulyazhev, deputy head of the Executive Committee, the length of the first
section is 3.8 km, the estimated speed is 70 km/h with three lanes in both
directions. For public transport, a lane with a width of 4 m is provided.
Two
overpasses are installed on the site on Pobedy Avenue and Gvardeyskaya Street,
and three underpasses on A.Kutuya str., Rodina str. and Zhiganov str. “The road
provides for continuous traffic without traffic lights, there will be turning
loops or overpasses at intersections. A 4.5 m wide sidewalk and an additional
2.5 m bike path for pedestrians. To meet desires of the fans of cycling and a
healthy lifestyle, we provide bicycle paths in advance with the project,”- Igor
Kulyazhev noted.
According
to him, there are also intra- and inter-quarter driveways adjacent to the
Voznesensky Tract. It will also allow to unload the traffic.
Renovation
of the industrial zone and residential area – what is the impact of the
construction of the Voznesensky tract?
The second
section of the Voznesensky tract with a length of 7.5 km will run from Pobedy
Avenue to M-7. Today, the site is being prepared here, the construction of two
underpasses, a bridge over the Noksa River, an interchange at the junction with
the highway. Aboveground pedestrian crossings are provided on Zakieva and
Minskaya streets. More than ninety road workers work at the facility, as well
as 232 vehicles. The work is completed by 27%.
As Ilsur Metshin
noted, the Voznesensky tract will be the fifth flying highway of Kazan without
traffic lights. Thus, in 15-20 minutes, drivers will be able to get from the
center to the M-7 highway.
According
to the Mayor, the construction of the Voznesensky tract will also be an impetus
for the renovation of the industrial and depressive area at Rodina str.
Previously, this was justified, since the territory was considered the
outskirts of the city, but today it is already the center, the Mayor stressed.
It will be a transformed residential area, where six new schools, twenty preschools,
squares, parks, sports and medical facilities will appear.
“The entire
infrastructure will be built at the same time. On the second section, work is underway,
so the full opening of traffic along the Voznesensky tract to the federal
highway M-7 is nearing completion. We will do as we have dreamed for 50 years,
so that we can drive along this road without any problems for another half a
century,”- Ilsur Metshin said.