The North-Eastern Expressway, 26.6 km long, will connect the south-east and north of Moscow along the periphery. It began to be built as a continuation of the only already constructed section of the Fourth Transport Ring in the area of Entuziastov Highway.
The chord will run from the Moscow-St. Petersburg toll road on the western side of Oktyabrskaya railway, along the Small Ring of the Moscow Railway to the new interchange on the Moscow Ring Road at the intersection with the Veshnyaki - Lyubertsy highway. The route will connect major highways in the north-eastern part of Moscow: Izmailovskoye, Shchelkovskoye, Dmitrovskoye, Altufevskoye and Otkrytoye highways.
I’ve somehow gotten used to the fact that in the area of Enthusiastov Highway there is endless construction going on. Overpasses are erected on top, something is opened or closed there. But I only realized that such construction was taking place there when I saw it from above. Let's look at the section under construction (and partially operational) from Entuziastov Highway to Shchelkovskoye Highway.
1. General diagram of chord tracing.
2. Interchange with Entuziastov Highway under construction.
3. And its diagram.
4. But you understand the scale of this only from above.
5. "Oh." This is what I said when I saw these shots on the screen.
6. A new interchange is being built between an oil refinery, a fuel oil storage facility, and a bunch of railway tracks.
7. General view.
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8. And what about the two railway tracks on the left that go up the embankment?
9. Fantastic denouement.
10. Partial traffic along it was opened in September 2012.
11. On the website of the construction complex there is a huge PDF with a diagram of this site. Be careful, the file is very heavy and complex.
12. Surprisingly, the Moscow Electrode Plant was not touched. By the way, if you believe the map, there is still a separate railway section on it. It is clear that it is not used, but it is clearly visible in the satellite image.
13. That section that opened in 2012 runs into such a funny exit to Second Street of the Izmailovsky Menagerie.
14. Very nice new bridges of the circular railway.
15. Ahead is Shchelkovskoye Highway.
16. And there is the Enthusiasts Highway.
17. The re-arrangement of communications is in full swing here. Where it is free or has already been shifted, construction of the overpass begins.
18. Pay attention to how many pits have been dug for communications.
19. The construction of the overpass has just begun.
20. It costs a hell of a lot of money to move all these communications:(
21. The ring railway bridge and the station on it.
22. And finally, the future interchange with Shchelkovskoye Highway.
23. I remember there was an industrial zone and garages here...
24. General view.
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25. Here the Shchelkovskoye Highway chord will cross in a tunnel.
26. I wonder if the designers of the stall took into account that there would be a tunnel here or now they had to rack their brains on how to untie this knot?
27. Letter Zyu.
28. It’s sad here at rush hour. :(
30. We are patient. They'll finish it soon.
31. Former Cherkizon.
33. Former Central Stadium of the USSR named after. I.V. Stalin. Construction began in 1932 according to the design of the architect N. Ya. Kolli. The project was partially implemented. The stadium was supposed to accommodate 100 thousand spectators and was designed in such a way that military parades could take place there. It was assumed that tanks would be able to freely enter and leave the stadium in columns. In connection with the beginning of the Great Patriotic War construction was frozen. According to legend, there is a tunnel from the stadium to the Partizanskaya metro station. As the degree of drinking increases, the tunnel turns from a pedestrian one into a tank one, which goes all the way to the Kremlin. To the question “why?” the narrators were never able to answer.
Along the section of the North-Eastern Expressway (SVH) from Entuziastov Highway to the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD) started a movement transport. The new route will redistribute traffic flows and reduce the load on outbound highways.
“In fact, this is one of the most difficult sections of the North-Eastern Expressway and, in general, of any road construction in Moscow: a huge number of utility lines for existing enterprises, connections with the railway; the section itself is very complex. This is the largest and longest overpass in the city - 2.5 kilometers straight, and also the most important section. It will improve transport accessibility for a million people living in about ten districts of Moscow, including those outside the Moscow Ring Road: Nekrasovka, Kosino-Ukhtomsky and a number of other districts,” said Sergei Sobyanin.
Construction of the section of the North-Eastern Expressway from Entuziastov Highway to the Moscow Ring Road began in February 2016 and was completed in September 2018. This twice as fast standard construction period.
“Next we will connect sections of the highway in the north and create a new city highway. By the way, this is one of the few sections that does not run along existing corridors, but essentially creates a new corridor. It will improve the situation on Shchelkovskoye and Otkrytoye highways, as well as on Entuziastov highway and the Moscow Ring Road. The most important section, the most important highway,” added the Moscow Mayor.
Six lanes and not a single traffic light
The traffic-light-free six-lane highway runs from the existing temporary storage area at the intersection with Entuziastov Highway, then from the northern side of the Kazan direction of the Moscow Railway (MZD) to the exit to the Kosinskaya overpass of the MKAD. Total laid 1 1,8 kilometers of roads, including six overpasses.
Chords were built in this area the longest overpass in Moscow— 2.5 kilometers of direct travel from the Plyushchevo railway platform to the overpass exit from Perovskaya Street to the temporary storage warehouse.
“This is one of the most difficult sections, because 2.5 kilometers are artificial structures in the form of an overpass, running parallel to the railway. This is the most difficult element that we had to implement during construction,” said First Deputy Head of the Moscow City Construction Department Petr Aksenov.
Thanks to this engineering solution managed to preserve the existing regional road network. In addition, the overpass can be used to cross the tracks of the Kazan direction of the Moscow Railway.
The structure includes:
— overpass of the main route No. 1 (1.8 kilometers, three lanes in each direction) and two single-lane overpasses (each 143 meters). They provide traffic without traffic lights at the intersection with the railway tracks of the Gorky direction of the Moscow Railway and exits to Kuskovskaya Street;
— the left overpass of the main route No. 2 (740 meters, three lanes in each direction), which provides access from Budyonny Avenue and movement along the direct course of the temporary storage facility towards the Moscow Ring Road;
— the right overpass of the main route No. 2 (650 meters, three lanes in each direction) provides access to Budyonny Avenue and a promising direction towards Ryazansky Avenue along the tracks of the Moscow Central Circle (MCC).
In addition, overpass No. 3 (204 meters, two lanes in each direction) has appeared, along which you can exit the temporary storage warehouse onto Perovskaya Street.
Also built or reconstructed the ramps to adjacent streets and access roads with a total length of more than four kilometers.
From the side of residential buildings in the area of Kuskovskaya Street and Anosova Street, as well as near the Church of the Assumption Holy Mother of God installed in Veshnyaki noise barriers three meters high and more than one and a half kilometers long.
Pedestrian crossings
The most important part of the project was the construction and reconstruction of pedestrian crossings. Through the new spacious passage under the temporary storage warehouse, residents of Veshnyaki can get there comfortably to the metro station and railway platform Vykhino.
The reconstructed pedestrian crossing in the area of the 4th Veshnyakovsky passage connects with the Assumption Church and the Veshnyakovsky cemetery.
The crossing in the area of the Plyushchevo railway platform will be useful for those who like to walk in Kuskovo estate park.
New transport artery
The construction of the temporary storage warehouse section from the Entuziastov highway to the Moscow Ring Road made it possible to redistribute traffic flows and reduce the load on outbound routes— Ryazansky Avenue, Entuziastov Highway and Shchelkovskoe Highway, as well as to the eastern sectors of the Moscow Ring Road and the Third Transport Ring (TTK).
In addition, the transport situation in southeastern and eastern sectors of the city, entry into Moscow has become much easier for residents of the Kosino-Ukhtomsky and Nekrasovka districts located outside the Moscow Ring Road, as well as for residents of the city of Lyubertsy in the Moscow Region. In the future, the section of the chord will provide a direct connection with the federal highway alternate Moscow - Kazan.
The North-Eastern Expressway will connect the new route M11 Moscow— St. Petersburg with the Kosinskaya overpass (namely, the interchange at the intersection of the Moscow Ring Road with the Veshnyaki-Lyubertsy highway). The road will connect the largest highways of the city: MKAD, Entuziastov Highway, Izmailovskoye, Shchelkovskoye, Yaroslavskoye, Altufevskoye, Otkrytoye and Dmitrovskoye highways.
In addition, it will be possible to go from the expressway to 15 major Moscow streets, including Festivalnaya, Selskokhozyaystvennaya streets, Berezovaya Alley, 3rd Nizhnelikhoborsky proezd, Amurskaya, Shcherbakovskaya, Perovskaya, Yunosti, Papernik streets and others.
Near Bolshaya Academicheskaya Street The North-Eastern Expressway will connect with the North-Western, and in the area of Entuziastov Highway - with the projected South-East. Thus, the North-Eastern Expressway will provide diagonal connection north, east and southeast of the capital. This will relieve congestion in the city center, the Third Ring Road, the Moscow Ring Road and outbound highways.
The route of the new chord will pass through 28 districts Moscow and 10 large industrial zones. With the connection to one of the most important transport arteries of the capital, these industrial zones will also receive prospects for development.
The North-East Expressway will allow private and public transport to access 12 transport hubs, 21 metro and MCC stations, as well as platforms of the Savelovsky and Kazan directions of the Moscow Railway.
The length of the main route of the North-East Expressway will be about 35 kilometers. In total, taking into account exits and reconstruction of the road network, it is planned to build more 100 kilometers of roads, 70 overpasses, bridges and tunnels (total length of about 40 kilometers) and 16 pedestrian crossings. Now, as part of the construction of the North-East Expressway, a 69 kilometers of roads, 58 artificial structures (length 28 kilometers) and 13 pedestrian crossings.
On this moment Construction of sections of the North-East Expressway has been completed:
— from the Businovskaya transport interchange to Festivalnaya Street;
— from Izmailovskoye to Shchelkovskoye highway;
— from Entuziastov highway to Izmailovskoye highway;
— from the Enthusiastov highway to the Moscow Ring Road.
Contractors have two-year warranty obligations, despite the fact that all documents have been accepted and signed.
“The contractors are not leaving; they still have a number of works related to the railway at the new substation. This substation connects the second stage of the North-Eastern Expressway, which runs from Otkrytoye to Yaroslavskoye Shosse,” noted Pyotr Aksenov.
Traffic will soon be opened along the section of the North-Eastern Expressway from Festivalnaya Street to Dmitrovskoye Highway.
Sections of the highway from Dmitrovskoye to Yaroslavskoye and from Yaroslavskoye to Otkrytoye Shosse are also being designed. As part of these areas, about 33 kilometers of roads.
Four chords
Chord highways are key element the new road frame of Moscow, which has been created in the city for the last eight years. New chords are about 300 kilometers of new roads, 127 overpasses, bridges and tunnels and more 50 pedestrian crossings.
It is planned to build four such highways:
— North-Western Expressway — from Skolkovskoye to Dmitrovskoye highway;
— North-East Expressway- from new route M11 Moscow - St. Petersburg to Kosinskaya overpass;
— South-Eastern Expressway— from Entuziastov highway to Polyany street;
— Southern Rockade — from Rublevskoe highway to Kapotnya.
Currently, work on the construction of three new highways is in full swing in the capital: the North-Western and North-Eastern Expressways, as well as the South Road.
North-East Expressway
Length North-East Expressway will be about 29 kilometers. It must, bypassing the center of the capital, urban areas in the north and southeast of Moscow, which are considered the most densely populated.
The highway will pass through the largest highways in the northeast of the capital - Dmitrovskoye, Altufevskoye, Otkrytoye, and Izmailovskoye highways, allowing them to significantly relieve congestion. The chord is being laid from the Moscow-St. Petersburg toll road on the western side of the Oktyabrskaya Railway, along the Small Ring of the Moscow Railway to a new interchange on the Moscow Ring Road at the intersection with the Veshnyaki-Lyubertsy highway.
There will be a railway overpass on the section of the North-Eastern Expressway from Festivalnaya Street to Dmitrovskoye Shosse. It is necessary to accommodate branch No. 2 of the Moscow railway junction, which connects the Khovrino and Likhobory stations.
On this site it is also planned to build 4 road overpasses, two overpasses over the railway tracks and additional ramps to them. This will allow residents of nearby areas to significantly save time on travel to Dmitrovskoye Highway. Currently, in order to get onto the highway, you have to make a detour. The opening of this section will allow access to the highway directly in the area of the Petrovsko-Razumovskaya metro station.
The North-Eastern Expressway is divided into sections:
- From Businovskaya interchange to Festivalnaya street (put into operation in 2014);
- From Festivalnaya Street to Dmitrovskoe Highway (under construction);
- From Dmitrovskoe highway to Yaroslavskoe highway (projected);
- From Yaroslavskoye to Otkrytoye Shosse (route not determined);
- From Otkrytoye to Shchelkovskoe highway (projected);
- From Shchelkovskoe highway to Izmailovskoe highway (everything was built except the tunnel over Shchelkovskoe highway);
- From Izmailovskoye Highway to Entuziastov Highway (under construction);
- From the Entuziastov highway to the interchange at the 8th kilometer of the MKAD Veshnyaki - Lyubertsy (projected).
It is planned to open traffic on two sections of the North-East Expressway by early autumn. Over the next month, the initial section from the Businovskaya interchange to the Dmitrovskoye Shosse will be completed, and by the beginning of autumn it is planned to launch traffic along the final section of the route - from the Entuziastov Highway to the Moscow Ring Road.
Read about the stage of readiness of sections of the North-Eastern Expressway and when they are expected to open in the material of the Moscow 24 portal.
From Businovskaya interchange to Dmitrovskoe highway
Now the road between Dmitrovskoe Highway, Festivalnaya Street and Businovskaya Interchange is almost ready, builders are finishing the construction of a two-hundred-meter section in the area of the Khovrinskaya pumping station.
"Khovrinskaya fell into the construction zone pumping station, which provided more than three and a half thousand consumers. We built a new station, but we were able to disconnect all systems from the old one only on May 15 of this year, and we quickly began to build a two-hundred-meter section. We expect to finish in September. We will strive to open traffic for City Day,” First Deputy Head of the Construction Department Pyotr Aksenov told the Moscow 24 portal.
What is ready on the section from Dmitrovskoye Highway to Festivalnaya Street?
More than 11 kilometers of four-lane main road, seven overpasses, two of which are one and a half kilometers long, and ramps ranging from 300 to 500 meters in length were built on the site. A new overpass across the Oktyabrskaya Railway and a bridge over the Likhoborka River were built.
“At the same time, the construction of the overpass across the railway proceeded without stopping the movement of trains,” noted the first deputy head of the Department of Construction.
We also took care of protection from highway noise. “We have replaced six thousand window blocks, and we will also build about two kilometers of noise barriers,” Aksenov promised. According to him, trees will be planted along the road.
In October, a reversal overpass will be built on Bolshaya Akademicheskaya Street, connecting the North-East Expressway with the North-West. “The overpass on Bolshaya Akademicheskaya Street is the first part of the connection of the two expressways. It makes it possible to turn around on Bolshaya Akademicheskaya Street and enter the North-Eastern Expressway without entering Dmitrovskoe Highway,” Aksenov noted.
From the Entuziastov highway to the interchange with the Moscow Ring Road "Veshnyaki - Lyubertsy"
In September, it is planned to open traffic on another section of the North-Eastern Expressway: from Entuziastov Highway to the Veshnyaki-Lyubertsy interchange on the Moscow Ring Road. Here the stumbling block was the old traction substation of the Gorky direction of the Moscow Railway. According to Pyotr Aksenov, the capital’s government has agreed with the Moscow Railway on the demolition of the substation and the construction of a new one.
“We turned off the traction substation and switched it to a new one, after which we began to complete the road. Full traffic from the Entuziastov highway to the interchange with the MKAD “Veshnyaki - Lyubertsy” will open in early autumn,” he promised.
From Otkrytoye to Shchelkovskoe highway
By the end of the year, the capital’s authorities plan to open traffic from Otkrytoye to Shchelkovskoye highway. Overpasses of the main passage and side passages were built here. And also a tunnel under the Shchelkovskoye Highway, which is going to open in the coming months. According to Pyotr Aksenov, the construction of roads more than eight kilometers long with the relocation of utilities is in full swing.
“On the section of the first section, traffic is planned to be opened within the next month. The main work of the first stage of construction has been completed. It includes the laying of about 5.5 kilometers of roads, including the construction of three overpasses about 3.4 kilometers long,” said a government official.
He also noted that thanks to the commissioning of a new section, traffic flows between Shchelkovskoye and Otkrytoye highways will be redistributed. This will reduce the traffic load on Bolshaya Cherkizovskaya, Stromynka, Krasnobogatyrskaya streets and Rusakovskaya embankment. In addition, transport accessibility of the Golyanovo and Metrogorodok districts will increase.
From Dmitrovskoe highway to Yaroslavskoe highway
Next year, construction of the section of the North-Eastern Expressway from Dmitrovskoye to Yaroslavskoye Highway may begin.
“The planning project passed public hearings, was finally approved by the Moscow government, and design is now underway. The site is very complex, there is a cluster of large industrial enterprises and a huge number of engineering networks. We are doing everything possible so that construction begins next year,” said the first deputy head of the Department of Construction.
He emphasized that the design of the site and the liberation of the territory will be carried out at the expense of budget money. “We are already starting to work: demolishing garages and interacting with industrial enterprises that fall into the construction zone,” Aksenov noted.
At the same time, there is a proposal from investors to build a road from Dmitrovskoye to Yaroslavskoye highway on a concession basis, but a final decision on this issue has not yet been made, he explained.
From Otkrytoye to Yaroslavskoe highway
The only section of the North-Eastern Expressway on which no work is currently underway is from Otkrytoye to Yaroslavskoye Highway.
"The problem is that the road is supposed to go along national park“Losiny Ostrov”, there is no final decision on the layout of the site yet. The Moscow Committee for Architecture is working on the work, when the department completes the work, then we will start talking about the construction of the site,” summed up Pyotr Aksenov.
