Traffic on Leningradki restored

Repair on the Leningrad highway overpass is completed. Vehicular traffic on this site is now done in six lanes - three in each direction. The Moscow authorities will ensure that within five years, this site will be regularly serve motorists. 11oktyabrya opened October overpass on the Leningrad highway after the repair, which began six months ago. Acting First Deputy Mayor, Head of Urban Petr Biryukov at the opening ceremony said that the repair of the bridge was completed three weeks ahead of schedule. The official said that during the repairs have been involved all the technical and material resources. "Strengthen an additional 60 towers, the repair of 56 bolts were replaced almost 40 boards for better concrete floor has been replaced by asphalt, equipped gatherings" - he reported. At the work done by the budget of Moscow has been allocated 300 million rubles. Now solved the issue of transfer of the bridge or the Moscow region, in which it is located, or the Ministry of Transport. "It would be logical, since the route Moscow - St. Petersburg is administered by the ministry," - says Biryukov. He noted that the builders have given a five year warranty on their work, but acting first zammera Moscow hopes that the bridge will operate for a long time. Movement for vehicles is fully restored - are open to three lanes in each direction. Including restored passage for trucks, which have restricted entry to the emergency site in April 2010. Recall, June 26 movement on the October overpass was blocked. Were blocked by the exit of the inner and outer sides of Moscow ring road at the Leningrad highway in the direction of the area, exit at Leningradki toward the region with a circular motion at the intersection of the highway and Mashkinskogo Novoshodnenskogo highway, with the International road to Leningrad to Moscow allowed only public transportation. In reality, an overpass of the six lanes are only two left - one in each direction. The authorities explained this urgent need to repair the overpass, as this area trails are in disrepair. Postpone the work was not due to the maximum permissible wear of bearing structures, which greatly increased due to vibration from the movement of rail and road transport. Prior to that, one of the reasons why not to begin repairs, was a mess, who should do that - Moscow and Moscow region. Was almost completely blocked passage at Sheremetyevo Airport, many passengers were late for their flights. Airport CEO Mikhail Vasilenko openly accused the former mayor Yuri Luzhkov, that he thus has the patronage of "Vnukovo", owned by the Moscow government. Under public pressure for the movement were discovered two bands to at least a little relieve traffic jams in the north of the capital. But this is not much help - motorists still were forced to idle in traffic jams for hours, and congestion on Leningradki lasted until October 10. At the insistence of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov to deal with this situation. Attorney General's Office conducted an audit, which resulted in the collapse of the culprits have been identified in the north of Moscow - the capital of power and "Road Service". Prosecutors noted that many kilometers of congestion could be avoided if drivers notified in advance about changes in the movement to repair areas of the road, or if it was built by duplicating the temporary bridge. According to experts, the restoration of traffic on the October overpass a limited time only improve the transport situation in the Leningrad highway. After some time the drivers are going around the problematic place of other routes, back to the usual way. Especially it becomes noticeable when the renovated site back trucks that are constantly supervise from Moscow to Finland. But traffic on Pyatnitskaya and Dmitrov highway, which was redirected to the main stream Leningradki be unloaded.