New South Lytkarinskaya Highway Opens in Moscow Oblast
The final section of the South Lytkarinskaya Highway (ЮЛА) was opened in Moscow Oblast, creating a major new route that connects multiple federal highways and reduces travel time across the region. The project, which includes 44.5 km of road with no traffic lights, aims to relieve congestion on existing roads and improve regional connectivity.
Consensus
- The final section of the South Lytkarinsky Highway (ЮЛА) was opened for traffic in Moscow Oblast on September 3.
- The highway connects seven federal highways and spans approximately 44.5 to 45 kilometers.
- The new route reduces travel time between key locations in the region, including between Butovo and Zhelезнodorozhny, and between Voskresensk and Domodedovo.
- The highway has no traffic lights, which is expected to improve traffic flow and reduce accidents.
- The project is intended to relieve congestion on existing roads, including the MКАD, by providing a direct route between southern and eastern parts of Moscow Oblast.
- The highway is part of a larger effort to develop the Moscow transport hub, as directed by the President.
- The project was developed under a concession agreement with company 'Lytkarinskaya Toll Road' (OОO 'Lytkarinskaya platnaya doroga'), funded in part by Gazprombank loans.
- The highway is expected to serve over 3.5 million residents of the Moscow region and handle about 40,000 vehicles per day.
Points of divergence
- Auto expert Yevgeny Ladsukhin stated that commercial transport will use the new road, reducing traffic on regular roads in Moscow Oblast. — vm
- The governor reported that traffic on Oktyabrsky Prospekt decreased by 13% and on Yegoryevskoye Highway by nearly 8% in August after the new sections opened. — riamo
- The highway is described as a full replacement for the MКАD in the southern and eastern parts of Moscow Oblast. — vesti
- The project was initially named 'Sontsevo—Butovo—Vidnoe—Lytkarino—Tomilino—Kraskovo' before being renamed to 'South Lytkarinskaya Highway'. — kommersant
- Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin opened a new section of the Moscow Expressway along Kaspiyskaya Street on September 3. — vm
Coverage (8 sources)
- Autoexpert Ladushkin assessed the convenience of the South-Lytkarskaya highway — Вечерняя Москва
- Specialists completed construction of the South-Lytarinskaya highway — Вечерняя Москва
- Vorobyov: main meaning of YULA is to connect cities of the Moscow region — РИАМО
- Movement on the South-Lytkarskaya Highway in the Moscow Region has been launched — Вести
- What YULA gave Lytkarinsk residents: several new exit options at once — РИАМО
- More options for trips: what YULA changed for residents of Balashikha — РИАМО
- Movement on the South-Lytkarskaya highway in the Moscow region has been launched — Коммерсантъ
- Governor of Moscow Region Vorobyov opened the South-Lytkarskaya highway for traffic — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Moscow Oblast
- Moscow Oblast
- Andrey Vorobiev
- Yuzhno-Lytkarskaya
- Yola
- Moscow
- Balashikha
- South-Lytkarskaya Highway
- MKAD
- Lytkarino
- Marat Khusnullin
- Novoryazanskoye Shosse
- Evgeny Ladushkin
- Max
- Domodedovo
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