Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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The Garden Ring in the Basmanny District will have a new U-turn, the 12th, before Zemlyanoy Val Square. It will be built according to the plan. Traffic Management Center (TsODD). As early as October, drivers will be able to turn from the outer to the inner side of the Garden Ring at the intersection of Zemlyanoy Val, Staraya Basmannaya, and Pokrovka streets.
"Following Sergei Sobyanin's instructions, we continue to make all trips around the capital even more comfortable. The Moscow Traffic Management Center's re-marking projects allow us to do this without widening the roadway or constructing new routes in densely populated areas. Thanks to this method, we'll be creating an additional U-turn on the outer side of the Garden Ring. As a result, more than 1,500 drivers per day will be able to more quickly exit onto the inner side of the highway, saving five to 15 minutes," said the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry.
Currently, to get to the inner side of the Garden Ring from the outer side, drivers have to travel another two kilometers after the intersection to the U-turn before Academician Sakharov Avenue and back, which increases travel time.
The new U-turn will open this month. To exit, use the exit pocket in the far right lane, located between Kazakova and Staraya Basmannaya Streets. A special section will be added at the traffic light for safer driving.
This will create a convenient alternative route for exiting onto the inner side of the Garden Ring. Drivers are expected to save between five and 15 minutes, depending on traffic conditions. This will also help reduce congestion on the outer side of the Garden Ring and the exit from Serebryanicheskaya Embankment.
Resurfacing projects improve traffic flow without large-scale construction. This method allows for the installation of new lanes to increase road capacity, as well as turns and U-turns, which help drivers reduce mileage and travel time.
Thanks to these projects, the Center for Traffic Management opened five new U-turns on the Garden Ring this year: two before Dubininskaya and Tatarskaya Streets, two before Akademika Sakharova Prospekt, connecting both the outer and inner sides of the Garden Ring, and one before the building of the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency. These changes have reduced travel times on several sections of the ring by one to two kilometers, and reduced travel time by up to 10 minutes.
Last year, six new U-turns were opened on the Garden Ring, reducing drivers' travel time by two to six kilometers. These included two U-turns before Dolgorukovskaya and Malaya Dmitrovka Streets, two before Sretenka and Prospekt Mira, and U-turns before Pokrovka Street and Kursky Vokzal Square. These U-turns opened alternative routes for drivers and public transport passengers to Petrovka Street, Staraya Basmannaya Street, and Akademika Sakharov and Olimpiyskiy Avenues.
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