Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
In recent years, Russia has been actively developing its road infrastructure. Large-scale projects to build modern highways are being implemented in the regions. Thus, two years ago, the construction of the Rostov-on-Don bypass (Aksay bypass) and the far western bypass of Krasnodar (FWBK) on the federal highway M-4 “Don” was completed ahead of schedule. Since the opening of traffic on them, about 20 million trips have been recorded. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
“Creating comfortable and safe conditions for citizens to travel is an important task for the Russian construction complex. The road bypasses that we are building on the instructions of the President not only help relieve congestion in the centers of populated areas, but also make it more convenient and faster to deliver goods, and also help car travelers get to the places they need to go. Two years ago, traffic was launched along the Rostov-on-Don bypass and the far western bypass of Krasnodar on the M-4 Don highway, which became a significant event for the development of the south of Russia and the improvement of transport accessibility of the Black Sea coast. Over the two years, about 20 million trips have been recorded along the new high-speed sections of the M-4 Don. In particular, drivers have traveled along the Aksai bypass more than 13 million times with an average daily traffic of about 20 thousand cars. About 6 million trips of cars have been recorded on the DZOK during this period, and the average daily figure here reaches about 9 thousand cars,” said Marat Khusnullin.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that for the convenience of drivers and passengers, two mirror multifunctional road service zones were opened at DZOK this year. Due to this, trips have become even more comfortable, especially during the high tourist season, when the flow of traffic increases three to four times.
Chairman of the Board of the state-owned company Avtodor Vyacheslav Petushenko noted that these roads are part of the main routes to the Black Sea and Azov coasts, and therefore the peak load traditionally occurs in the summer months.
“The absolute maximum on the Aksai bypass was recorded in August last year and amounted to about 1.4 million trips per month. This year, the intensive growth of the flow began earlier and was noted already in April. In turn, on the DZOK, the peak value was noted in July last year and amounted to almost 500 thousand trips per month. At the same time, 248.6 thousand trips were recorded in May of this year alone, which is almost 14% more compared to the same period last year. According to forecast calculations, over 500 thousand trips are expected on the DZOK this summer,” said Vyacheslav Petushenko.
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