The master plan for the development of the city involves the construction of 18 bridges across the Moscow River, said Marat Khusnullin, deputy mayor of the capital for urban planning policy and construction.
“Construction is already underway on a bridge and a multi-level transport interchange on Kashirskoye Highway in the section from Kaspiyskaya Street to Shosseynaya Street, as well as a bridge across the old bed of the Moscow River from Andropov Avenue to Yuzhnoportovaya Street,” said M. Khusnullin.
According to him, the bridge on Kashirka will provide a connection between the Southern Road, which is under construction, and the Maryino and Pechatniki districts in the southeast of the city.
“It will reduce the mileage of vehicles that now need to pass through the Third Ring Road or the Brateevsky Bridge to get to these areas,” noted M. Khusnullin.
The bridge over the old bed of the Moscow River will become part of the transport network of the ZIL peninsula (the territory of the former Likhachev plant), which is now being developed comprehensively.
“The construction of a road bridge across the Novinki backwater with the adjacent road network will create an alternative transport route, relieving the interchange of the Third Transport Ring and Andropov Avenue, Trofimova Street. It will create a convenient connection with the ZIL station of the Moscow Central Circle, the ZIL and Technopark transport hubs,” the deputy mayor emphasized.
Design documentation for the remaining bridges is being processed. The construction of new bridges will increase the connectivity of the urban area, which will have a positive effect on highway congestion and reduce over-mileage.
Currently, there are 29 bridges at the intersection of the road network with the Moscow River and the Vodootvodny Canal.
