The bus route in the Salavat Kupere residential district will extend for 2.5 km and will connect all social facilities

The Mayor of Kazan inspected the implementation of plans for the infrastructure development at the district.

In the near future, there will be few changes for the residents of the Salavat Kupere district– public transport will start running along the residential complex, and students will be able to get to new education institutions from the new academic year by school buses. “This is a modern-type residential area and we will continue to develop it, do everything to ensure that the appropriate living standards here”, - said Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, during a visit to the residential area.

“Quite recently, in 2014, we laid the foundation of the first house in the Salavat Kupere district, and today 20 thousand people already live here. Forty-six houses have already been built, 12 more will be put into operation this year,”- Ilsur Metshin said. At the same time, the social infrastructure is actively developing in the district – children's and adult polyclinics, seven kindergartens and three modern schools have been built, the head of the city reminded. On September 1, school No.188 “Bionics” will open in the Salavat Kupere, gymnasium No.189 “Zaman” will be fully operational. In addition, kindergarten No. 46 “Elmay” for 260 children is being constructed in the district.

The 62^nd bus route will be extended by eight stops

At the request of the residents of the residential area, public transport will start operating in the Salavat Kupere. Starting from August 25, the scheme of the bus route No.62 will change – it will connect two blocks of the district. In total, the length of the route will extend for 2.5 km. As the deputy head of the Executive Committee Ildar Shakirov reported to the Mayor, today the installation of bus shelters is being completed in the district.

“Now all the schools and kindergartens of the residential area will be connected to each other”, - Ildar Shakirov said. Every day, 14 vehicles will run on the route, the waiting time will be 15 minutes.

School buses will transport more than 200 students every day

In addition, school buses will start running in the Salavat Kupere residential area in the new academic year. They will drive students to nearby schools, including first-graders enrolled in school No. 189 “Zaman” and the new school No.188 “Bionics”. It is expected that every day the school bus will transport more than 200 children.

The head of the city instructed to keep this issue under control and to conduct a separate briefing with parents, bus drivers, as well as with teachers of schoolchildren. “School buses are not a new issue for us, but in Salavat Kupere we will use this format of transporting children for the first time. Safety is very important”, - Ilsur Metshin noted.