Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Large-scale projects to develop the road network using innovative technologies are being implemented in Russia. This increases the transport accessibility of regions and road safety. Thus, musical markings have appeared on several sections of the M-12 "Vostok" highway. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
"Modernization of the country's road framework allows us to improve road safety, reduce accidents and thereby ensure the well-being of citizens. But in addition to updating the road surface itself, we equip roads with special road safety elements, using technological approaches. Specialists from the state-owned company Avtodor are implementing transverse noise stripes with a musical effect. The first musical marking in Russia – a fragment of the composition Kalinka-Malinka – was applied last year on the 653rd km of the M-11 Neva highway in the Leningrad Region. And on the M-12 Vostok, going from Moscow to Kazan and back, you can now drive along such markings three times in the Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod Regions. They were applied on the 144th and 413th km of the highway towards Kazan, as well as on the 260th km towards Moscow. If the result is positive, we will consider applying musical markings on other sections and highways,” said Marat Khusnullin.
Innovative markings, like noise markings, will prevent drivers from falling asleep at the wheel, encourage them to focus on the road, not exceed the established speed limit, and will contribute to increased traffic safety.
According to the Chairman of the Board of the state company Avtodor, Vyacheslav Petushenko, musical markings will also help develop the tourist attractiveness of the regions of Russia.
"Roads give impetus to the development of regions, thanks to them opportunities for creating new tourist routes open up. People are happy to get acquainted with the unique culture of various places in our country. And it is important for us to create a modern service infrastructure for motorists. It should combine both quality and safety. This also applies to the arrangement of roads with safety equipment, including innovative ones. Thus, specialists from the Avtodor group of companies developed musical markings using domestic software. For the first time in Russia, we applied it last year on the 653rd km of the M-11 Neva highway in the Leningrad Region. Thanks to it, a decrease in accidents is predicted for this section by the end of the year, and we decided to apply it on the M-12 Vostok highway. I am sure that this will contribute to solving the task set by the President to reduce road fatalities by one and a half times by 2030," said Vyacheslav Petushenko.
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