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Objectives

In the historic center of Moscow, many things were inconvenient for pedestrians, drivers, and passengers of public transport. The lack of a dedicated lane on the road caused regular traffic jams, and traffic noise provoked a drop-in pedestrian activity - narrow sidewalks were hardly used.

Solutions and results

SpetsDorProject, the Moscow City Capital Repair Department, Center for the Organization of Road Traffic (CODD) and the State budget institution Roads developed a solution to create a comfortable zone for pedestrians and preserve the transport connection with the neighboring districts.

Specialists changed the road markings, added a dedicated lane and safety islands and refreshed the asphalt. SpetsDorProject transportation engineers installed the Smart Intersection system at 11 traffic lights at once: this improved the crossing performance and let the drivers and public transport passengers save 20-27% of their travel time.

The width of the sidewalks was increased by more than 15% and 48 kilometers of wires under the granite paving were removed. Now the street has bicycle parking and scooter rental stations, as well as modern pavilions of public transport stops with wireless communication and chargers.

In addition, large-scale work was carried out on landscaping the street, upgrading infrastructure elements and updating lighting solutions for the area. Specialists paid special attention to the December Armed Uprising Park, where modern playgrounds, areas for sports and dog walking appeared.