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Projects to ensure comfortable and safe road traffic continue to be implemented in the capital. Work was carried out in Western, NorthwestAnd North-East administrative districts. Since the beginning of the year, curators in the Central Administrative District (CAD) Traffic Management Center (TsODD) implemented 57 local traffic improvement projects. Sergei Sobyanin announced this in his blog.
"I'm continuing to report on the work of the Central Administrative District's traffic management team. This time, I'm focusing on what's been accomplished in central Moscow. Since the beginning of the year, 57 local traffic improvement projects have been implemented in the Central Administrative District," the Moscow Mayor wrote.
New turns
Thus, six new U-turns have appeared on the main thoroughfare of the capital's center, the Garden Ring. Each of them is a separate lane at least 150 meters long. Thanks to the U-turns, cars waiting for their turn do not impede the passage of others.
U-turns were made without widening the road by re-marking the roadway and adding special sections to the traffic lights.
The addition of a U-turn at building 4, block 1 on Zubovsky Boulevard has made accessing Prechistenka Street from Smolensky Boulevard much more convenient. Drivers save three to seven minutes, and the journey is now 1.4 kilometers shorter.
Two new U-turns have been installed before Dubininskaya Street, connecting to the inner side of the Garden Ring, and before Tatarskaya Street, connecting to the outer side. These U-turns reduce the distance traveled by 1.8–2 kilometers, saving drivers eight to 10 minutes on their journey.
Two more U-turns are located before Akademika Sakharova Avenue—one on the inner and one on the outer sides of the Garden Ring. From the outer side, you can now turn directly onto Bolshaya Spasskaya Street and 1st Koptelsky Lane, and then onto Prospekt Mira. From the inner side, you can turn directly onto Myasnitskaya Street. As a result, Orlikov Lane and Sretenka Street have become less crowded. The journey time has been shortened to 1.6 kilometers, and the travel time has been reduced to four to five minutes.
A sixth U-turn was created between Kazakova and Staraya Basmannaya Streets. Drivers save between five and 15 minutes here, and the extra mileage has been reduced by two kilometers. Traffic on the outer side of the Garden Ring and at the exit from Serebryanicheskaya Embankment has become freer.
Changing lane assignments
The traffic lanes have been rerouted on six sections of road. For example, on the alternate route between Sadovaya-Karetnaya Street and Krasnoproletarskaya Street, the far right lane now allows traffic to go straight ahead, not just right. This change has increased the intersection's capacity and reduced the number of conflicts.
At the request of drivers, we implemented a right turn from both lanes of Tverskoy Boulevard onto Malaya Nikitskaya Street. This reduced travel time along Malaya Bronnaya Street to Nikitsky Boulevard by 32 percent, along Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street to Nikitsky Boulevard by 14 percent, and along Malaya Bronnaya Street to Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street by 11 percent.
Turbocharged and waffle markings
To improve safety, turbo-charged road markings were installed at the roundabout intersection of Khodynskaya Street, Presnensky Val, and Bolshoy Tishinsky Lane. As a result, the average speed increased by 10 percent, and the number of accidents decreased by 15 percent.
Waffle-pattern road markings have been applied at three busy intersections: at the intersection of Dubininskaya Street and Paveletskaya Square in the Zamoskvorechye district; at the intersection of Presnensky Val and Malaya Gruzinskaya Streets in the Presnensky district; and at the intersection of Dolgorukovskaya Street and Oruzheyny Lane in the Tverskoy district.
Dedicated lanes
To improve public transport flow, dedicated lanes have been installed on two sections. The first runs from building 53 on Bolshaya Polyanka Street to the intersection with Zhitnaya Street. This allows buses on routes 538 and M9 to travel this section twice as fast.
A second dedicated lane has been added on Krasnoprudnaya Street from Komsomolskaya Square to buildings 22–24 (in both directions). For buses #40, 604, C633, and M60, travel time has been cut in half—from eight minutes to four.
The Central Administrative District's Traffic Management Center has prepared approximately 50 projects for safe and convenient traffic in the Central Administrative District.An additional U-turn will be built on the Garden Ring in the Basmanny District.Sergei Sobyanin explained how the Center for Traffic Management's assistance services are coming to the aid of drivers.
Pedestrian crossings and safety islands
In the Tagansky District, at the request of residents, a pedestrian crossing was installed near Building 4, Bldg. 1 on Narodnaya Street. Now residents have another safe route to the Taganskaya metro station, Post Office No. 115172, and local shops and cafes.
In the same area, two traffic islands were installed on Proektiruemy Proezd No. 1943. They are marked with lane markings and help separate traffic and pedestrian flows.
Another crossing was installed in the Presnensky District, near Building 6, Block 2 on 2nd Chernogryazskaya Street. It makes it easier to get to Krasnogvardeyskie Prudy Park, School No. 2055, shops, gyms, and restaurants.
Reducing the maximum speed of movement
The speed limit for vehicles near social facilities has been changed from 60 to 30 kilometers per hour in 11 areas, including 1st and 2nd Novye Pereulok in the Krasnoselsky District. School No. 345, the Krasnoselsky District Administration, and the Krasnoselsky District Housing and Utilities Department are located here.
The maximum speed limit for cars has also been reduced on Bolshoy Predtechensky Lane in the Presnensky District. Nearby are the buildings of School No. 1241 on Krasnaya Presnya, Building No. 3 of the Moscow Industrial and Economic College, St. Nicholas Church, Library No. 12, as well as the historic S.V. Bimman House and the Presnya Museum of Soviet Life.
"It would seem that the city center already has enough pedestrian crossings and U-turns. But if you look more closely and consult with the public, you'll definitely find room for improving the traffic situation," the Moscow Mayor emphasized.
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