Moscow Ring Road is the approximate boundaries of Moscow.Of course, it is conditional, as in the past, the territory of the town some of its districts went beyond the Moscow Ring Road.At present, the length of the Ring Road up to 108.9 km.This highway is a nexus to the main roads of the city: all the main route from Moscow to have a radial intersection with the ring road.From Moscow city center is located 12-18 km to its various sites.Historically, that the kilometers are counted on the ring road from the intersection with the highway enthusiasts in the clockwise direction.
History Ring
idea of creating a ring road there in 1937, and its first section was started in 1939, but to implement all plans interrupted by the war.We had to change the project and immediately build a simplified version of the road, adapted for movement of military equipment and troop movements.In this first embodiment, the length of the Ring Road was about 30 kilometers.After the war, he returned to the original project, and in 1956 began the reconstruction of the road.The first section - from Yaroslavl to Simferopol highway - was opened in 1960.In this part of the length of the Ring Road was 48 kilometers.And in 1962 it was opened to traffic across the ring road.She had two lanes in both directions, each having a width of 7 meters. It is very important for normal traffic on the ring road was the construction of 33 road junctions until duplex.The first three-level interchange appeared only in 1983 at the intersection of Ring Road from Simferopol highway.This road surface on all parts of the ring line was a simple concrete.In the 90s it became apparent that Moscow is outdated both morally and physically.The reconstruction, which included two stages.The first step was to replace the lighting device and the barrier fence between the opposing flows.The second phase included the extension of the roadway and thereby increase the number of lanes to five.
Moscow today
Nowadays, Moscow Ring Road highway is completely European level.Width - 10 lanes, road surface - asphalt.Built 47 interchanges, including Leningrad and Gorky - three-level, and Yaroslavl and Novorizhskoye - four-level.Given the great length of the Ring Road, built 49 above-ground pedestrian crossings and 4 - underground.Built 76 overpasses and bridges, 6 of them - on the Moscow River and the Moscow Canal.At present, Moscow is already unable to cope with the flow of vehicles.Traffic jams have become commonplace on the ring road.But to increase its capacity is not enough to increase the length of the Ring Road.Moscow authorities have developed a new project - the Fourth Ring Road.This will transform the outdated interchanges, construct a set of doubles ring road, culverts and tunnels.In total, after the creation of the Fourth Ring Ring Road length in km is expected to increase by almost half.
