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Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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This year, a third lane was added to the Businovskaya interchange—the exit from the inner side of the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD) to the Moscow High-Speed Diameter (MSD) and the M-11 Neva highway—by re-marking it. Now, approximately 20,000 motorists per day can comfortably travel this section. The work was carried out according to plan. Traffic Management Center (TsODD).
"In accordance with Sergei Sobyanin's instructions, we continue to make travel within the city faster and more comfortable. Under the TsODD project, we added a lane on the exit ramp from the inner side of the Moscow Ring Road to the expressways—the Moscow Ring Road and the M-11 Neva. As a result, the section's capacity has increased by 42 percent," said the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry.
Previously, this section experienced bottlenecks during heavy traffic hours: cars lining up to exit blocked the straight-through lane. To turn toward the Moscow Ring Road and the M-11 Neva, drivers could only turn right from the first lane, and from the second lane, either straight onto the Moscow Ring Road or right onto the highways.
Thanks to the project, the TsODD has been able to relieve congestion in the area and improve traffic by adding an additional lane through re-marking. Drivers can now access the Moscow Highway and the M-11 "Neva" from three lanes: two lanes allow only right turns onto the highway, while the third allows right turns and straight-through traffic. As a result, the exit's capacity has increased almost 1.5 times.
This year, the Moscow Traffic Management Center (TsODD) has prepared 100 re-marking projects to improve traffic in the capital, 90 of which have already been implemented. These projects include adding new lanes and U-turns, including on key busy thoroughfares, such as the Garden Ring, the Third Ring Road, and the Moscow Ring Road. This makes travel within the city even more comfortable and creates alternative routes without extensive work, unnecessary costs, or lengthy road closures.
Traffic improvement projects have been underway in the capital since 2018. By narrowing existing lanes, additional lanes are created for straight-ahead travel or for new turns and U-turns in areas where widening the roadway through construction is difficult. Furthermore, re-marking is much faster than widening a road using traditional methods. This is especially important in dense traffic conditions, both in confined urban spaces and on high-traffic highways.
On the Moscow Ring Road, lanes are being added by slightly narrowing the shoulder lanes and eliminating shoulders in some of the busiest sections. This eliminates the bottleneck effect, allowing more vehicles to travel through the sections in the same amount of time.
Transition lanes make entering and exiting the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD) safer. When a driver enters the highway, they must simultaneously accelerate and merge into the main traffic flow to avoid slowing down other vehicles. If at this point the exiting vehicle stops before changing lanes and slowly weaves into the right lane, this triggers a chain reaction of braking or a dangerous situation, which in any case reduces traffic speed both on the exit and in the outer lanes of the MKAD. A transition lane helps mitigate this effect.
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