Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
The implementation of a large-scale project to reconstruct the M-4 Don highway from km 933 to km 1024 in the Rostov Region has begun. This section runs through the Kamensky, Krasnosulinsky and Oktyabrsky districts, the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and the city of Shakhty in the Rostov Region. During the reconstruction, builders will have to widen more than 90 km of the M-4 Don highway to 6 traffic lanes, which will ensure comfortable and safe high-speed traffic on this section of the road, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin reported.
“The southern direction of Russia is of strategic importance for the country in economic, transport and tourism aspects. The federal highway M-4 “Don” plays a major role in the uninterrupted communication of the southern regions with the central part of Russia. This road is in great demand among motorists, especially during summer holidays. In recent years, we have managed to gradually complete a huge amount of work to modernize the M-4 “Don” – reconstruct sections of the highway along the entire length from Moscow to Novorossiysk, as well as build a number of bypasses, including Losevo and Pavlovsk, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and other settlements. And now we are starting the reconstruction of the section from the 933rd to the 1024th km in the Rostov region. In addition to the expansion of the roadway, a set of measures is planned for artificial structures. Thus, work will be carried out at 11 interchanges, three of which will be built from scratch to eliminate intersections with other roads at the same level. “It is also necessary to reconstruct 16 existing bridge structures and build four more,” said Marat Khusnullin.
The Deputy Prime Minister added that the reconstruction project provides for external lighting of the section, barrier and mesh fencing, noise protection screens where the road passes within the boundaries of populated areas. In addition, the route will be under constant control of the automated traffic control system (ATCS).
According to the Chairman of the Board of the State Company “Avtodor” Vyacheslav Petushenko, the main result of the reconstruction will be an increase in traffic safety on the M-4 “Don” in the Rostov Region.
“The design loads for which this section was calculated do not correspond to the actual operating conditions and annual growth of freight traffic on the M-4 “Don”. Thanks to the reconstruction, a six-lane high-speed highway designed for modern loads, without traffic lights and intersections, will pass through the Rostov Region, which will significantly increase traffic safety and the capacity of the highway,” said Vyacheslav Petushenko.
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