Sobyanin opens new MCD section in Moscow
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin opened a new section of the Moscow Central Diameter (MCD) on September 3, 2023, improving transport access for around 700,000 residents in southern Moscow. The 4-kilometer stretch runs from Sevan Street to the Paveletskoye direction of the Moscow Railway and includes six engineering structures.
Consensus
- Sergey Sobyanin opened a new section of the Moskovsky Skorostnoy Diameter (MCD) in Moscow.
- The new section runs from Sevan Street to the Paveletskaia direction of the Moscow Railway.
- The section is part of the MCD straightening project and includes six engineering structures.
- The project is considered complex and important for the city's transportation network.
- The opening took place on September 3, 2023.
- The section is approximately 4 kilometers long.
- It runs along Kaspiyskaya Street and alongside the second line of the Moscow Central Diameter (MCDD-2).
- The project aims to improve transport for around 700,000 southern Moscow residents.
- The overall MCD straightening project is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
- The section includes a tunnel constructed using the Milan method to maintain traffic flow during construction.
- The tunnel's roof was built first, allowing traffic to resume above it before final completion.
Points of divergence
- The construction of the section began in August 2023. — vm
- Movement on the main route of the MCD was opened on September 9, 2023. — kommersant
- The total length of the road built and reconstructed in the first stage was 5.4 km, with over 2 km of viaducts and tunnels. — kommersant
- The final section of the MCD is expected to be completed by the end of the year, with 2.3 km of reconstruction planned by the end of 2026. — kommersant
- The city plans to complete reconstruction of the section along Kaspiyskaya Street from Sevan Street to Medikov Street by the end of 2023. — ntv
- The city plans to complete the reconstruction of the section along Kaspiyskaya from Sevan Street to Medikov by the end of 2026. — m24
- The city has repaired five educational institutions in Donetsk and Luhansk this year. — vm
- In Luhansk, two schools and a gymnasium were restored; in Donetsk, schools damaged by shelling and drone strikes were repaired. — vm
Coverage (5 sources)
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Key entities
- Sergei Sobyanin
- Moscow
- Pavelskogo
- Caspian Street
- Sevan Street
- MJD
- Moscow Railway
- MCD-2
- Kantemirovskaya Street
- Sevan
- Caspian