Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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In St. Petersburg, at km 681 of the M-11 Neva highway, construction continues on a transport interchange to Pulkovo Airport.
Construction of the Pulkovo Airport interchange continues at kilometer 681 of the M-11 "Neva" highway in St. Petersburg. The project is currently over 70% complete, according to Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
"At the President's direction, we are constructing a transport interchange to Pulkovo Airport on the M-11 Neva federal highway. This new facility will significantly improve accessibility for residents of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, relieve congestion on Pulkovo Highway during rush hour, and allow for faster travel to the airport. Earthworks (approximately 210,000 cubic meters of sand) have been completed, and the supports for all three overpasses that comprise the interchange have been erected. The steel superstructures, weighing over 2,000 tons, have been installed on two overpasses over Pulkovo Highway, and all 18 reinforced concrete beams have been installed on the third overpass over M-11. Overall, the facility is over 70% complete," said Marat Khusnullin.
On all three structures, specialists are installing permanent formwork and reinforcing the concrete for the subsequent concrete pouring of the reinforced concrete roadway slab. The first section has already been concreted.
According to Vyacheslav Petushenko, Chairman of the Board of the state-owned company Avtodor, asphalt concrete pavement work is also underway on prepared sections at the site. In total, the project calls for paving an area of 55,000 square meters.
"Currently, 60% of the work on the first two of the three planned asphalt concrete pavement layers has been completed. Once these are complete, work will begin on the third layer, which will be made from high-quality SMA-16 stone mastic asphalt mix. Furthermore, approximately 70% of the cable ducts along the roadbed and bridge structures have already been installed at the site, which will accommodate the future installation of power cables, outdoor lighting, the automated traffic management system (ATMS), and the transport safety system. Half of the foundations for the lighting poles have been installed, and the installation of the ATMS frame supports is underway; there will be 12 of them in total. Next, we plan to begin assembling the barrier and parapet fencing, as well as erecting the supports and installing the outdoor lighting lines," noted Vyacheslav Petushenko.
The total length of the future connecting road, including all exit ramps at the intersection of the M-11 Neva and Pulkovo Highway, will be 5.5 km, including both forward and reverse directions. Currently, approximately 350 people and 100 pieces of road equipment are working on the project.
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