The section of the highway from Moscow to the Rzhevsky memorial to the Soviet soldier has been expanded
The section of the highway from Moscow to the Rzhevsky memorial to the Soviet soldier has been expanded
The section of the highway from Moscow to the Rzhevsky memorial to the Soviet soldier has been expanded
In anticipation of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the federal road workers launched the labor traffic along the M-9 Baltic federal highway in the Tver and Moscow regions expanded as a result of major repairs. Now the entire route from Moscow to the Rzhevsky memorial has four or more lanes to the Soviet soldier. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
“The Rzhevsky memorial is the most important symbol of the great victory of our country, dedication, courage of soldiers of the Soviet army. Today this memorial is a place of universal attraction. Since 2020, he had already attracted about 5 million visitors. Of course, the route to the memorial should be as convenient, safe and comfortable as possible. To do this, we are acting on the expansion of the Baltic federal highway “on the site from Moscow to the Rzhevsky Memorial. The total length of this route is about 212 km within the borders of the Tver and Moscow regions. For 101 km, this highway already had four or more lanes, and the main emphasis in the work on capital repairs was made on the remaining 111 km. It is very important that in We are launched by the working traffic on the entire expanded route, and on a memorable day to citizens it will be more convenient for citizens to get to the military-patriotic complex, ”said Marat Khusnullin on a memorable day.
The main amount of work was concentrated in the Tver region, where the Rzhevsky memorial is located-at the 229th km of the M-9 Baltic highway. The project of overhaul and the program of further comprehensive development of automobile approaches to this historical complex were implemented on the initiative of the Governor of the Tver Region Igor Rudeni, which was supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
It is important to note that the complex modernization of the M-9 Baltic highway will contribute to the further disclosure of the tourism potential of both the Tver and Moscow regions.
“Expansion of the M-9“ Baltic ”route“ Baltic ”is not only an important step towards increasing the transport accessibility of sign historical objects in these regions, but in general the key factor in the development of the entire central federal district. The Baltic route“ Baltic ”provides the connection of Moscow with the northwestern part of our country. Increasing the throughput of this transport artery will give impulse to many sectors of the economy, especially tourism,”-tourism, ” The Minister of Transport was emphasized by Roman Starovoit.
In the Tver region, work on the capital repairs of the Baltic was deployed in Zubtsovsky and Rzhevsky municipal districts. And in the suburbs – within the borders of the city districts of Volokolamsk and Shakhovskaya.
“Large-scale overhaul work was mainly concentrated on the site from 118th to 229th km, in parallel on several segments at once. Much attention was paid to the issue of improving road safety, including through the separation of traffic flows. Today we are launching the labor movement, and the entire range of work on the overhaul of the M-9 highway “Baltic“ in the Moscow and Tver regions will be completed in November of this year, ”said Roman Novikov, head of the Federal Road Agency.
In the Tver region, the main front of the work came to the section of KM 158-km 229. In particular, on the segment from the 214th to the 220th km in full, the roadway was expanded to four lanes. The water supply pipes are mounted, treatment facilities were installed, road marking was applied, a dividing parapet fencing was made. Currently, experts are setting road signs. Similar works were carried out on the segment of KM 194 – km 204, the application of a new marking continues there.
The neighboring section was expanded to four lanes-from the 180th to the 194th km, where there is another sign monument, symbolizing the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War,-a monument to the legendary BM-13 combat vehicle-“Katyusha” (187th km of the M-9 highway). It was installed in a significant place-here on August 4, 1942, the soldiers of the 118th Infantry Division, together with other units of the Soviet Army, made a breakthrough of the defense of the Nazi troops. At the moment, the device of local treatment facilities and noise -protective screens is completed in the specified area, as well as the layout and strengthening of slopes of water bubbling pipes.
At the segments from 158th to the 180th km and from the 220th to the 229th km, experts also completed work to increase the number of lanes. At the same time, at the moment, work is completed on the device of the subgrade, the lower and upper layers of the base and layers of asphalt concrete coating.
In the Moscow region, road infrastructure on the Baltic highway is also actively modernized. From two to four lanes, during a major overhaul, a segment of about 40 km (from 118th to 158th km) was expanded. Currently, road workers are completing a road clothing device, marking. To increase the level of safety, the metal barrier fence is mounted, which will eliminate the departure of cars into the oncoming lane. In addition, it is planned to install local lighting near pedestrian crossings, at the adjoins and intersections with local roads.