I recently published a report on construction. Finally got around to looking at what was happening in my native area. Today is a detailed story about the construction of the North-East Expressway (NSH) - a new highway that will connect three districts of the capital: north, east and south-east.
01. This is what this place looked like in 2016. Due to the construction of a tunnel under the Shchelkovskoye Highway, a large traffic jam formed for several kilometers in the morning.
02. Construction for a while, metro tunnel forever. The work is completed, there is no more traffic jam in this place. Now everyone is standing at the intersection with Khalturinskaya Street.
04. Exit from the temporary storage warehouse to Shchelkovskoe highway towards the Moscow Ring Road.
05. From top to bottom in the photo there is Shchelkovskoye Highway, from left to right - temporary storage warehouse. To the left is the Partizanskaya metro station, to the right is Cherkizovskaya.
06. 2016. Narrowing due to the construction of overpasses and a tunnel.
07. 2018 From Shchelkovskoe Highway, exits to the temporary storage warehouse are open in both directions, to the south and to the north.
08. View towards Podbelka. On the left in the photo is the Lokomotiv MCC station.
10. Next, the chord collapses into a compact version. Most likely this is due to the difficulty of clearing land for construction, as well as due to the passage of the Losiny Ostrov park. If you look closely at the photograph, you can clearly see the temporary organization of movement, which is transferred to one side.
11. This is the same place on the other side.
12. The compact version of the route looks like this: traffic from the north will be organized along an overpass, which has not yet been opened, and traffic from the south will pass under the overpass. Thus, the route will take up almost half the area.
13. For now, traffic is open to the Mytishchi overpass (to the Open Highway). Next comes construction. Here you can clearly see two tracks located one below the other.
14. Open highway, view towards Metrogorodok. Eh, Metrotown, my homeland)
15. Construction of a highway towards the Yaroslavl highway. Everything is still in full swing here. On the right you can see the MCC station "Rokossovsky Boulevard".
16. Future branches. On the left are the industrial zones of Metrogorodok.
18. Closer to Losinoostrovskaya Street. Construction of communications is currently underway here. As far as I know, the section up to the Yaroslavskoye Highway is still being designed and approved for the design of the chord.
19. Let's look at the chord from the other side. View towards Partizanskaya. Everything here has been open for a long time, the only thing missing is an intercepting parking lot at the MCC station.
20. The intersection of the chord with the Entuziastov Highway. Here, almost all overpasses are already open, except for direct travel to the south along the expressway and the exit from Entuziastov Highway.
21. Set it up!
22. View from Entuziastov Highway to the south. On the right you can see the interchange with Budyonny Avenue.
23. In this place on all diagrams a “knot” is tied on the chord. The main route will go further south parallel to the MCC, and the chord itself will sharply go southeast to Vykhino.
24. At first glance, you can’t figure it out without a hundred grams. But it's simple. On the left comes the chord from Vykhino. If you follow it straight, you will end up on Budyonny Avenue (it goes to the right in the frame), if you turn right, you will end up on the continuation of the chord that goes north (at the bottom of the frame). On top is the Andronovka MCC station and the groundwork for the future construction of the highway at the top of the frame.
27. A unique time, while the road is not yet open. You can freely walk along the highway.
29. View of the same junction from Perovo.
30. Large freight station "Perovo".
33. View towards Kuskovo park. At this section the chord is almost ready.
35. View towards Vykhino. The first overpass is Papernik and Yunost streets, the second, in the distance, is the Moscow Ring Road.
36. It turns out that in the near future we will have the opening of a highway from the Moscow Ring Road to the Open Highway. For me personally, a person living in Izmailovo, this will be a long-awaited event.
Dmitry Chistoprudov,
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.
“The Khovrinskaya pumping station, which supplied more than three and a half thousand consumers, fell into the construction zone. We built a new station, but we were able to disconnect all systems from the previous one only on May 15 of this year, and we quickly began to build a two-hundred-meter section. We expect that we will 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 has passed public hearings, has finally received approval from the Moscow government, design is now underway. The site is very complex, there is a cluster of large industrial enterprises and a huge number of utility networks. We are doing everything possible so that construction begins next year,” said the first deputy head Depstroya.
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, presumably, the road should pass through the Losiny Ostrov national park, while there is no final decision on the routing of the section. The Moskomarkhitektura is working on the study, when the department completes the work, then we will start talking about the construction of the section,” summed up Pyotr Aksenov .
For more than a year I have been planning to do a report on the construction of the North-Eastern Expressway in the area of Shchelkovskoye Highway and Entuziastov Highway. Once again standing in a traffic jam, I looked at the towering overpasses and promised myself to coordinate access to the construction sites. In the end, it never got together, didn’t agree on it, and didn’t take it off. But the other day I looked at the endless Moscow interchanges from above. It turned out even more clearly.
1. Let's start with the eternal construction in the area of Entuziastov Highway. The North-Eastern Expressway (NSH) runs here, which will connect the most densely populated areas of Moscow - the south-east and north. The route crosses Izmailovskoye, Shchelkovskoye, Dmitrovskoye, Altufevskoye, Otkrytoe highway and Entuziastov highway.
2. Probably every Moscow motorist has been stuck in a big traffic jam on Entuziastov Highway at least once.
In the morning to the center to Burakova Street, in the evening to the region from the TTK itself.
3. During the entire construction period on this site, they managed to dismantle the old overpass of the railway ring road, build 4 new overpasses for the MCC and 7 overpasses of the temporary storage warehouse.
4. Some of them are already open - these are the exits from the temporary storage warehouse on Entuziastov Highway to the center and region, the exit from Perovskaya Street and the exits from Entuziastov Highway to the temporary storage warehouse. Anyone who has traveled knows.
5. Temporary storage warehouse, view north towards Izmailovo.
6. View to the south.
8. Nearby, 200 meters away, two more overpasses were built, leading to Budenogo Avenue.
11. It can be seen that the overpasses are already ready, but not all the buildings along the path of the new road have been demolished.
12. A large interchange is being built near the Andronovka MCC station. To the left in the frame the road goes towards Izmailovo, down to Budenogo Avenue. To the left up into the bright sun - to Kosinskaya, Anosova streets, Pervaya Mayevka, Plyushchev and Masterova alleys.
13. View from Annosova Street. On the right in the frame there is a road with cars - an active exit to the temporary storage warehouse from Perovskaya Street.
14. In the section from the platform of the Plyushchevo station, the projected highway will rise onto an overpass and pass over the tracks of the Gorky direction of the railway, as well as over Anosova Street. Anosova Street itself will be expanded to 2 lanes in each direction, with the possibility of exits and entrances to the main road overpass.
15. Industrial zone and intersection of the Gorky and Kazan directions of the railway. If you look closely, you can see two passenger platforms - Chukhlinka and Perovo. The construction site for the new overpass is visible in the foreground.
16. At this point, the overpass will connect several areas cut by railway tracks. It will be possible to get from Pervaya Mayevka Alley to Annosova Street in 30 seconds, instead of the usual 15 minutes by detour.
17. Part of the Kuskovsky forest park and a view towards the Plyushchevo and Veshnyaki stations. At this point, the new overpass should go right along the border of the park, which causes a lot of controversy and criticism from a number of local residents and environmentalists.
18. Now let's move west and look at some more huge interchanges. This is what the large interchange under construction between Aminevskoye Highway and General Dorokhov Street, one of the sections of the South Rokada, looks like.
19. The new road will go to Mosfilmovskaya Street. As part of the interchange, a two-lane tunnel will be built for the exit from General Dorokhov Street to Aminevskoe Highway in the direction of Mozhaika. If you look closely, you can see his portal in the photo.
20. View from Aminevskoye Highway.
24. A new overpass at the intersection with Vereyskaya and Nezhinskaya streets, as well as a bridge across Setun.
25. Future tunnel at the intersection with Artamonov Street.
27. I haven’t been to Ryabinovaya Street for 5 years. I didn’t recognize it at all. This is what the turnaround overpass looks like from Vyazemskaya and Vitebskaya streets to Ryabinovaya street.
29. To the left - Projected passage 1901, which turns into Vyazemskaya, Vitebskaya and Skolkovskoye highways, to the right - Ryabinovaya street.
31. An interesting-shaped interchange with Troekurovsky Proezd. She's vertical in the title photo)
33. Vyazemskaya street, Skolkovskoye highway and Vitebskaya street. Mozhaika can be seen above.
34. Set it up, you understand!
The idea of building chord highways was born in the city more than forty years ago, but its implementation came only now, when it became finally clear that there are not enough roads between the districts, and there is nothing for transit traffic to do in the center. Specialists from Mosinzhproekt JSC, a full-cycle engineering company specializing in projects for the development of transport infrastructure and utilities, are working on a large-scale chord project.
For reference: Mosinzhproekt JSC is the single operator of the Moscow Metro development program, the general designer for the reconstruction of outbound highways and interchanges, a participant in the development program for transport hubs (TPU) in Moscow, the general contractor for the reconstruction of the Luzhniki stadium and the management company for the construction of Zaryadye Park "
P.S. It’s a pity I didn’t have time to photograph the temporary storage warehouse and Shchelkovskoye Highway. Next time now.
Dmitry Chistoprudov,
The Moscow government arbitrarily demolished the “unauthorized” buildings.
In order to achieve this demolition, the Civil Code of the Russian Federation in Art. 222 urgently made changes:
1. An unauthorized construction is a building, structure or other structure erected, created on a land plot that was not provided in the prescribed manner, or on a land plot, the permitted use of which does not allow the construction of this object on it, or erected, created without receiving the necessary funds for this permits or in violation of town planning and building codes and regulations.
2. The unauthorized building is subject to demolition...
At the same time, Art. 222 in paragraph 4 especially noted that an unauthorized building is subject to demolition if the building occupied by it "... the land plot is located in a zone with special conditions for the use of territories... or in the right of way of utility networks of federal, regional or local significance."
Contents of the new edition of Art. 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation shows that unauthorized construction in Moscow, which violates the Law, is carried out not only by businessmen, but also by the Moscow Government, which, in order to eliminate unauthorized construction, initiated changes to Art. 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. These changes will also affect new construction projects that will be carried out after the introduction of changes to Article 222. In order to ensure that after completion of construction new buildings cannot be recognized as unauthorized and subject to demolition, the requirements of Art. 222 must also be implemented in the designs of these new buildings. To achieve this, projects must not be unauthorized, must comply with legal requirements and must be tested for compliance with Art. before implementation. 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
Such an unauthorized project is the project for a section of the North-Eastern Expressway in the Moscow district of Veshnyaki (VAO). According to the project, the route of this section of the highway is laid through the forest park of the Kuskovo estate, a cultural heritage site of regional significance. It is laid in the area specified in clause 1 of Art. 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, as « not provided in accordance with the established procedure, or on a land plot, the permitted use of which does not allow the construction of this facility on it.”
Passage of the North-East Expressway
“Provided in accordance with the established procedure” is a site determined by the General Plan of the City of Moscow until 2025, at the address: 1st Veshnyakovsky Proezd, Ryazansky District of the South-Eastern Administrative District. The Kuskovo estate is located in another, Eastern Administrative District, and the one who approved the General Plan prohibits laying a route here Law of Moscow No. 17 of 05/05/2010.
Construction of a chord in the Kuskovo estate prohibits Federal Law No. 73 of June 25, 2002“On objects of cultural heritage...” art. 3_1, art. 5_1, since this is construction “on a land plot, the permitted use of which does not allow the construction of this facility on it.” Federal Law No. 73 of 2002 prohibits such capital construction on the territory of a cultural heritage site. As a result, 20 hectares of forest will be cut down, with dozens of ancient oak trees growing in it.
Estate "Kuskovo"
Thus, according to paragraph 1 of Art. 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the construction of a highway highway in Kuskovo is an unauthorized construction and after this section is built, The highway should be demolished as an unauthorized construction.
The highway is being laid in Veshnyaki along the protective zone of the federal cultural heritage site of the 370-year-old Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The highway at this point covers a plot of land that “located in a zone with special conditions for the use of territories” (clause 4 of Article 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
Thus, this section of the highway also falls under the new wording of Art. 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. The section of the chord in accordance with clause 4 of Art. 222 is an unauthorized construction, and after construction is completed the highway in this place should also be demolished as an unauthorized construction.
The highway is being laid at a distance from the Temple building that is four times less than the permissible and safe distance. The physical condition of the ancient Temple, built in 1644, was not examined in accordance with the requirements of MDS 11-17 of 2004 - “Rules for the inspection of buildings ... for liturgical ... purposes,” which should have been done before the start of the project in order to find out whether the Temple building would withstand vibration loads from the traffic flow of the motorway, and is it even possible to build a chord in this place for this reason.
Such loads inevitably cause subsidence of foundations near buildings. For the ancient Temple, the value of these permissible drawdowns is set to no more than 5 mm (SP 22.13330.2011, Appendix L). The project calculates these drawdowns for the Temple fence and outbuildings on its territory. But for the Temple building itself there is no calculation in the project. The calculation was either not made or not published because it showed a greater drawdown than 5 mm. That is, the fact that the Temple will be destroyed is hidden in the project. As a result, the Temple will be destroyed by vibrations from the flow of cars at 10,000 per hour. The lives of praying parishioners are at risk.
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Veshnyaki
The chord highway is being laid in Veshnyaki for 3 kilometers over three tunnels of Moscow’s largest sewer collector, through which 3 million cubic meters of wastewater flows to the Lyubertsy aeration station every day - this is half of Moscow’s wastewater.
Thus, the motorway chord passes “in the right-of-way of utility networks” and, according to paragraph 4 of the new edition of Art. 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, is an unauthorized construction, which, after completion of construction must also be demolished as an unauthorized construction.
The diameters of the collector tunnels are 3, 4 and 6 meters; they were built 50 years ago and, according to the workers involved in their repair, the walls of the tunnels are so rotten that they can be pierced right through with a crowbar. They are repaired (“sanitized”), but the strength of the walls cannot be restored. To restore strength, tunnels must be rebuilt and designed for new loads and new external operating conditions.
The right of way of utility networks (protection zone) of the sewer collector in the conditions of water-saturated soils of Veshnyakov, according to the “Regulations for the operation of the Moscow sewer network (DHKH and B 2006)”, is 50 meters on each side, into which the highway falls. Construction of a highway on top of the collector and in its protective zone is prohibited by highway construction standards and urban planning standards (SP 34.13330.2012 clause 6.36; SP 42.13330.2011 clause 12.33; 12.34; STO NOSTOY 2.17.66-2012 clause 6.4. 2.; 6.4.7.; 6.4.8.).
If the highway is not demolished as an unauthorized construction, then during its operation the walls of the collector tunnels will not withstand new loads from the weight of the highway road surface, the weight and vibration of the traffic flow of 10,000 cars per hour and will constantly collapse along the entire length of the collector located under the highway. The road surface will collapse into these gaps. The highway and collector will not be able to be used. Half of Moscow residents will be left without water and sewerage. The residential areas adjacent to the highway, the Kuskovo forest park, the Temple, the railway, and the metro will be flooded with fecal waste.
The fact that the new version of Art. 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation requires that the highway be built after its construction in Veshnyaki was demolished says that it is impossible to build a chord in Veshnyaki.
New edition of Art. 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation considers the following buildings to be unauthorized and subject to demolition:
— « the permitted use of which does not allow the construction of this facility on it”;
— which “located in an area with special conditions for the use of territories”;
— which is located "in the right-of-way of utility networks."
Article 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation prohibits the construction of a highway on such land plots. It must be built in accordance with the General Plan in the Ryazan region of the South-Eastern Administrative District. There it will not be subject to demolition.
Until now, the highway construction project in Veshnyaki violated all existing federal laws and laws of the city of Moscow in this area, without exception, which we have repeatedly reported to the Moscow Government. Now the project has switched to violating new laws that came out after its completion.
As of February 14, 2016, 121,359 Russian citizens signed a petition addressed to the President of the Russian Federation and the Mayor of Moscow, demanding to ban the construction of the North-Eastern Expressway on the lands of the forest park of the federal cultural heritage site of the Kuskovo estate. Including their family members, the number of protesters is several hundred thousand people. The Moscow government does not notice these protests.
Residents of the Veshnyaki district in accordance with Art. 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation requires the Moscow Government prevent unauthorized construction of a section of the highway in Veshnyaki, cancel the project and move the construction of the highway to its rightful place, established by the General Plan of Moscow - 1st Veshnyakovsky proezd, Ryazansky district of the South-Eastern Administrative District.
On behalf of the initiative group
"Save Veshnyaki" architect
I.N. Kuznetsova
On October 2, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin inspected the construction progress of the section of the North-Eastern Expressway from Entuziastov Highway to the Moscow Ring Road. This section is planned to be completed in 2018.
Traffic-light-free highway
The route of the section of the North-Eastern Expressway from the Entuziastov Highway to the Moscow Ring Road, which will be built in 2018, will run from the existing section of the expressway at the intersection with the Entuziastov Highway, then from the northern side of the Ryazan direction of the Moscow Railway to the exit to the ring road.
In this section, the highway will be traffic-light-free with three lanes in each direction thanks to five overpasses.
The new section of the North-Eastern Expressway from the Entuziastov Highway to the Moscow Ring Road will in the future make it possible to redistribute traffic flows and reduce the load on outbound highways - Ryazansky Prospekt, Entuziastov Highway and Shchelkovskoe Highway, as well as on the eastern sectors of the Moscow Ring Road and the Third Transport Ring. In addition, the new highway will significantly improve the transport situation in the southeastern and eastern parts of the city, and will also simplify entry into Moscow for residents of the Kosino-Ukhtomsky and Nekrasovka districts and residents of Lyubertsy near Moscow.
In the future, a new section of the highway will provide an entrance to Moscow for a backup of the Moscow-Kazan federal highway.
Pedestrian accessibility
A new underground passage will be built near the Vykhino metro station. It will be located under the North-East Expressway and will allow access to the subway from the Veshnyakov side. In addition to local residents, it will be used by those who come to the Vykhino station by ground transport.
In addition, during the construction of the chord, two more existing underground passages will be reconstructed - in the area of the Plyushchevo and Veshnyaki railway platforms.
Eco-horda
To ensure that local residents are not disturbed by the sound of cars, a three-meter noise barrier will be installed along the route. Of course, cars will be heard, but no louder than those driving along the streets of the area.
Photo: portal Moscow 24/Alexander Avilov
Noise barriers will protect the Kuskovsky Forest Park from the chord.
Even when designing the section, the chords increased the distance from the highway to the boundaries of the forest park. This should protect the natural-historical site from the possible influence of construction. It is also planned to limit the speed of traffic on this section.
In addition, it is planned to plant more than 200 mature trees, 1,800 shrubs, 134 thousand square meters of lawns and 500 square meters of flower beds near the highway.
From East to North in half an hour
The entire North-Eastern Expressway will be about 35 km long. It will run from the new M11 Moscow-St. Petersburg highway to the Kosinskaya overpass, an interchange at the intersection of the Moscow Ring Road with the Veshnyaki-Lyubertsy highway. The route will connect the major highways of the city: MKAD, Entuziastov Highway, Izmailovskoye, Shchelkovskoye, Otkrytoye, Yaroslavskoye, Altufevskoye and Dmitrovskoye Highways.
Thus, the North-Eastern Expressway will provide a diagonal connection between the north, east and south-east of the capital, reducing the traffic load on the center, the Third Transport Ring, the Moscow Ring Road and outbound highways by about a quarter. In fact, the chord will become a backup for the Moscow Ring Road and the Third Transport Ring (TTK).