The Mayor of Kazan holds a visiting meeting on the implementation of major road projects

After the reconstruction of the Gorkovsky Highway and Osinovskaya Street, the traffic speed will increase by almost a third there.

The upcoming reconstruction of the Gorkovsky Highway and Osinovskaya Street was discussed today during a visiting meeting held by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.

Three underground and two road interchanges, 8 pedestrian crossings, a bike path and a tunnel

The reconstruction project of the Gorkovsky Highway with a length of almost 13 km provides for the expansion of the highway to six lanes. Continuous traffic without traffic lights is provided from Krasnokokshayskaya Street to the M7 highway. This was reported at the meeting by the deputy head of the Executive Committee of the city Igor Kulyazhev.

On Zalesnaya Street, the project provides for the construction of three new pedestrian underpasses and five overpasses. According to the project, it is planned to build three underground U-turn rings.

A bicycle path will run along the entire Gorkovsky Highway. A tunnel for pedestrians and cyclists will be built in the area of the railway crossing, I.Kulyazhev added.

Preparatory work is currently underway in the area of the transport ring at the intersection of Vosstaniya and Frunze Streets. The deputy head of the Executive Committee of the city said that a three-level interchange will be built here, comprising an underground tunnel, an overpass and an overground carriageway.

In order to reduce the impact of road works on the reconstruction of the Gorkovsky Highway on traffic, detours will be opened. The Mayor of Kazan discussed the details of the project with the deputy head of the Executive Committee of Kazan.

Igor Kulyazhev informed that the conclusion of the state expert conclusion report will be received in July. This year, it is planned to complete the construction of a turning loop in the village of Zalesny and all replace utilities in the construction area.

“Huge volumes of road works are planned in Kazan this year. One of our most important sites is the reconstruction of the Gorkovsky Highway. The highway will be without traffic lights traffic, while the number of tunnels and crossings will significantly improve the traffic situation and transport accessibility in the western direction”, - Ilsur Metshin reported.

The expansion of the road on Osinovskaya Street is planned to be completed by the end of autumn

At the same time, works on the expansion of Osinovskaya Street are underway in Kazan. The 1.4 km long road section will be expanded to four lanes, sidewalks will be equipped on both sides, a bike path will be laid, four traffic light posts will be installed.

Stanislav Shevuryov, Director of the general contracting organization Volga-Avtodor LLC, reported to I.Metshin that preparatory work is being carried out now.

Work on the expansion of the road on Osinovskaya Street is planned to be completed by the end of autumn.

“After the work on Osinovskaya Street is completed and the Gorkovsky Highway is expanded, the traffic congestion in this direction will significantly decrease”, - I.Metshin stressed.

The expansion of the Gorkovsky highway and the reconstruction of Osinovskaya Street will allow to increase the average speed by 28% – such data is provided by the Department of transport planning of the Institute of City Development, which has developed a computer transport model of traffic in this direction.

“For us, the modernization of the road infrastructure not only allows us to solve the transport issue, but also serves as a good anti-crisis measure”, - the Mayor summed up.