Vitaly Saveliev held a meeting of the Coordinating Council for the Development of the Transport Complex of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region
Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev
Vitaly Saveliev held a meeting of the Coordinating Council for the Development of the Transport Complex of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region
At a meeting in video conference mode, transport and logistics projects significant for agglomeration were considered, which will give an additional impetus to socio-economic development. The event was attended by the Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko, representatives of federal and regional authorities.
Participants discussed the implementation of work on the construction of the construction of a high-speed highway in the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. VSM Moscow-St. Petersburg is a strategic project that President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the Russian government pay special attention to special attention. It will be the first among five high -speed highways planned for construction in accordance with the order of the President of Russia.
Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev praised the course of transport reform in the Leningrad Region, aimed at high-quality improvement of transport services for the region of the region. As part of the execution of plans for updating the rolling stock on the line of adjacent interregional and inter -municipal routes, more than 500 middle and large class buses are already ruled by no older than 2023. A number of digital services have also been introduced to increase the comfort of passengers, such as the passenger mobile application, the passenger transport portal, and paying for the fare with a unified Petersburger card.
There were also a number of issues related to the development of a suburban message, the subway, the construction of new road facilities.
“The cooperation of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region in the development of the Unified Transport System is aimed at improving the transport support of citizens of both entities. It is important to continue to develop the infrastructure capabilities and transport potential of the regions. The Government of the Russian Federation supports this work and will continue to support the implementation of the planned plans, ”said Vitaly Savelyev.