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Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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Moscow continues to work to improve road comfort and safety. He described the progress in his blog Sergei Sobyanin.
"Where should we install a new pedestrian crossing? Is another traffic light needed? Does it make sense to lower the speed limit? Should we allow left turns from two lanes? To promptly address these issues, in 2017 we created a special traffic supervisor service at the Traffic Management Center," the Moscow Mayor wrote.
Traffic supervisors closely monitor traffic conditions in their assigned areas. They analyze problems, take into account the emergence of new traffic attractions, and gather feedback from pedestrians and drivers. Then, using modern modeling methods, specialists update traffic patterns. For example, they install pedestrian crossings near new public transport stops or change traffic rules at intersections.
Since the beginning of this year, curators have been in charge of the North-West Administrative District Traffic Management Center (TsODD) implemented 35 comprehensive projects. These included 11 pedestrian crossings, nine speed limit changes, two intersections with waffle-pattern markings, three turbo roundabouts, additional lanes on two sections of highway, four safety islands, and four public transport lanes.
At the request of residents of Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo, a pedestrian crossing was installed on Sosnovaya Alley near building 80 on Volokolamskoe Highway. This made access to the Russian Ministry of Health's treatment and rehabilitation center, the RZhD-Medicine Central Clinical Hospital, and St. Panteleimon's Cathedral more convenient and safer.
A new crossing has opened in Strogino, on the alternate route to Marshal Katukov Street near building 18. Nearby are a school, a kindergarten, the Strogino Children's Art Center, a sports ground, and a shopping center.
In the Mitino district, the maximum speed limit on the Pyatnitskoye Highway alternate roads has been reduced to 30 kilometers per hour. Numerous public spaces are located there, including the Pyatnitskoye Highway metro station, the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, the Naval Space Fleet Museum, kindergartens, and schools.
In response to resident complaints, the speed limit on 3rd Volokolamsky Proezd in the Shchukino district has been reduced to 30 kilometers per hour, near City Hospital No. 52. A similar restriction has been introduced in the block surrounded by Marshal Rybalko and Marshal Konev Streets, as well as 1st and 3rd Volokolamsky Proezds. A kindergarten and a school are located in this area, so reducing traffic will help prevent traffic incidents.
In Strogino, on Tallinskaya Street before the intersection with Tvardovsky Street, an additional lane was installed, allowing cars to turn left from two lanes. This new feature increased the intersection's capacity by 25 percent.
To prevent congestion, waffle-patterned road markings were introduced at two busy intersections: the interchange of Pyatnitskoye Highway and 1st Mitinsky Lane, as well as the intersection of the Pyatnitskoye Highway alternate with Muravskaya Street. Experience shows that waffle-patterned road markings improve traffic flow by 15–20 percent. More than 400 intersections in Moscow have already been marked this way.
Another interesting innovation of recent years is the innovative turbo-circular markings (the lines spiral) at roundabouts. As a result, drivers can select the appropriate lane before entering the roundabout and exit in the desired direction without unnecessary lane changes. Currently, 18 turbo-circular markings are operational in the capital. One of them is in Strogino at the intersection of Tvardovskogo, Kulakova, and Tallinskaya Streets. Driving speeds have increased by an average of 10 percent, and accidents have decreased by 15 percent.
"New pedestrian crossings, additional lanes, optimized speed limits, innovative road markings—each completed project helps address specific traffic improvement issues," concluded Sergei Sobyanin.
From new crossings to special markings: how the TsODD projects make city traffic saferSince the beginning of this year, the Traffic Management Center has installed and modernized traffic lights at 114 addresses.
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