The Mayor of Kazan on the city roads: «85% of roads have been brought up to standard»

This year, more than 2.4 million square meters of roads were repaired and built in Kazan, which is equivalent to 340 football fields or the size of the state of Monaco. This achievement was made possible thanks to the preparations for the BRICS Games and BRICS Summit, the implementation of the Safe High-Quality Roads national project, and the support from the republic and country. As a result, the proportion of Kazan's roads in good condition has reached 85%. Deputy Head of the Executive Committee Igor Kulyazhev announced this at the Business Monday meeting.

For the BRICS Games and BRICS Summit in Kazan, 29 roads were repaired, lights were installed in 22 locations, 21 walls were renovated, 12 staircases were updated, and 420 meters of barrier road fencing and its components were replaced and installed, approximately 1 thousand trash cans were installed.

Thirteen elevators with insulated shafts have been installed in six aboveground pedestrian crossings. These elevators with weight capacity up to 800 kg are equipped with video surveillance cameras and convenient buttons for disabled people. In addition, the underground pedestrian crossings along Baturina, Tashayak, Said-Galeyev, and Nikolay Yershov streets have also been repaired.

«The road repairs are carried out on a run-to-run basis. Today, 85% of them have been brought to a standard – this is a significant figure. In 2013, we planned to pave an area of 1 million square meters with asphalt. For us, this was an Olympic goal. And this year, the area of road repairs and construction amounted to 2.4 million square meters», – the Mayor emphasized. He added that the majority of the city's roads are in good condition – the capital of Tatarstan leads many Russian cities on this indicator, with an average of 54% across the country.

his year, nine sections with a total length of approximately 6.3 kilometers have been repaired under the Safe and High-Quality Roads national project.

The largest amount of funding was allocated for the construction and reconstruction of major infrastructure facilities included in the Kazan Master Plan.

In the Kirovsky city district, the reconstruction of Gorkovsky Highway is being completed on the section from Muzikalnaya Street to M7 Highway. The second stage of Voznesensky Tract is being built in the Sovetsky city district from Pobedy Avenue to M7 highway, which is 7.5 kilometers long.

In Vakhitovsky district, Tufan Minnullin and Hadi Taktash Streets are being expanded to four lanes, with a bicycle path also being added. This road connects two major transport arteries and provides access to the newly constructed Kamal Theatre building.