All four piers have been erected, the installation of three superstructures is complete
“Construction of the flyover across Batayskaya Street as part of the Moscow High-Speed Diameter section from Polbina Street to Kuryanovskiy Boulevard is at the final stage”, said Andrey Bochkarev, Deputy Mayor of Moscow on Urban Planning and Construction.
Mosinzhproekt Engineering Holding is a general contractor and general designer of a number of sections of the Moscow High-SpeedDiameter.
“On the Moscow High-Speed Diameter section from Polbina Street to Kuryanovskiy Boulevard, construction of the overfly over Batayskaya Street entered its final stage. All four piers have been erected, the installation of three superstructures is complete, the arrangement of expansion joints and preparation of the concrete surface for waterproofing are underway”, said Andrey Bochkarev.
According to the Deputy Mayor, currently, the flyover is 93% complete.
“Length of the main line flyover is more than 150 metres and the width is 28 metres. Three traffic lanes are planned to be in each direction”, said Andrey Bochkarev.
According to Yuri Kravtsov, General Director of Mosinzhproekt JSC, another flyover is also being constructed on this section and an underground pedestrian crossing is almost ready.
“Construction of the pedestrian crossing near the Kuryanovo MCD-2 platform is complete, and the commissioning of engineering systems: electrical equipment, video surveillance, snow removal is in progress. The 55-metre-long pedestrian crossing has two 78-metre-long ramps for the convenience of people with limited mobility”, added Yuri Kravtsov.
Earlier, Sergei Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow, announced the decision to stitch together the North-Eastern and South-Eastern Chords into a new city highway, Moscow High-Speed Diameter, its readiness is estimated at 62%.
“For the millions of car owners, creation of the Moscow High-SpeedDiameter will constitute a new transport reality: faster and more comfortable travels from one area of the city to another. Bypassing the centre, it will take only 40 minutes to drive through the entire city without a single traffic light”, wrote Sergei Sobyanin in his blog.
