Ilsur Metshin inspects the progress of the renovation of Borisovskaya and Novo-Davlikeevskaya streets in Kazan

By September, Borisovskaya and Novo-Davlikeevskaya streets with a total length of 4.5 km will be repaired in the Privolzhsky city district. In addition to repairing the road maintenance, sidewalks will be renovated here, 12 bus stop shelters and 92 outdoor lighting poles will be installed. Today, the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin inspected the progress of repair work.

“Thanks to good weather conditions we can implement all types of repair and construction works, including road maintenance. There were many appeals from residents of the villages of Mirny and Boriskovo, they asked to equip a sidewalk for pedestrians and repair the road. Thanks to our federal and republican programs for capital repairs and construction of roads, we have reached the solution of these problems in the villages,”- the head of the city said.

Ilsur Metshin reminded that several major infrastructure projects are being implemented in Kazan this year: the first stage of the construction of the Voznesensky Tract is being completed, the bridge over the Nizhny and Sredniy Kaban will be opened after the renovation, work continues on the expansion of the Gorkovskoye Highway. This will significantly improve the traffic situation.

“In addition to work on large infrastructure projects, we do not forget about settlements, so work is planned in the villages of Otary, Konstantinovka, Samosyrovo, Sukhaya Reka, Boriskovo, Mirny, and some other facilities. In total, we are carrying out repair works on 47 large sections of streets in Kazan this year. All this will serve to improve the traffic in Kazan,”- the Mayor said.

The work started on Borisovskaya and Novo-Davlikeevskaya streets about a month ago. The top layer of high-strength asphalt concrete SHCHMA-16 will be laid here with a total area of 26,300 sq.m. The repair will also affect the sidewalks with a total area of 10,400 sq.m, workers will replace 500 m of road and 10 thousand meters of sidewalk side stone.

There were no sidewalks on certain sections of streets before – they will be built for the convenience of residents. During the construction of new pedestrian paths, trees and shrubs will be preserved.

Presently, repair work has been completed by 17%. Milling of the pavement is completed by 40%, asphalt is laid by 15%, sidewalks are equipped by 17%. About 30 workers and up to 10-15 vehicles work at the facility every day, depending on the type of work performed. Asphalting of the site is carried out around the clock.

During the repair work, traffic is partially restricted – cars temporarily move in one lane, while the public transport route was not affected.

Ilsur Metshin also talked with local residents, who thanked the mayor for the long-awaited road repair. They also expressed some wishes. Flura Kiselyova complained that public transport stops are located too far from each other – the distance exceeds 1.2 km, and this causes inconvenience.

“There are clear requirements that are fixed by federal legislation,”- Ilsur Metshin explained. He promised that the city authorities would try to find a solution to equip a bus stop shelter that would meet safety requirements.

The Mayor promised to discuss with the traffic police the issue of moving the pedestrian crosswalk to a safer place.