Moscow's new transport strategy to 2020 will cost over €100bn to implement
Russia: On transport development strategy for Moscow region until 2020
The new Moscow region transport strategy until 2020 aims to develop and popularise public transport, strengthen connections between districts via transverse highways, optimise cargo traffic, and increase safety.
The strategy, devised by the Research and Design Institute of Moscow City Master Plan (NIiPI Genplan) after a request by the Moscow Transport Hub's Directorate, if successfully implemented is predicted to see an increase in annual passengers carried by public transport from 7.26 billion to 9.4 billion people, and from 73 million to 100 million people per year on long-distance routes. Freight rail traffic is also forecasted to grow from 80 million to 115 million tonnes per year.
Meanwhile, average travel time should, according to the strategy, decrease from 68 to 52 minutes, and public transport congestion during rush hours should go down from 26% to 17%. Transport accident rate should lower from 1.7 to 1.3 casualties per 10,000 people. Delay rate in freight motor transport operations are anticipated to decline from 24% to 15%. Polluting substance emissions should also be cut from 54kg to 19 kg per capita.
Aggregate financing under the intended transport strategy scenario totals €150.22 billion (RUB 6.55 trillion), and RUB 4.61 trillion under the conservative scenario. RUB 2.3 trillion should come from the Moscow city budget, RUB 1.1 trillion from non-budgetary sources, RUB 728 billion from the federal budget, and RUB 100 billion from the Moscow region's budget.
The new Moscow region transport strategy until 2020 aims to develop and popularise public transport, strengthen connections between districts via transverse highways, optimise cargo traffic, and increase safety.
The strategy, devised by the Research and Design Institute of Moscow City Master Plan (NIiPI Genplan) after a request by the Moscow Transport Hub's Directorate, if successfully implemented is predicted to see an increase in annual passengers carried by public transport from 7.26 billion to 9.4 billion people, and from 73 million to 100 million people per year on long-distance routes. Freight rail traffic is also forecasted to grow from 80 million to 115 million tonnes per year.
Meanwhile, average travel time should, according to the strategy, decrease from 68 to 52 minutes, and public transport congestion during rush hours should go down from 26% to 17%. Transport accident rate should lower from 1.7 to 1.3 casualties per 10,000 people. Delay rate in freight motor transport operations are anticipated to decline from 24% to 15%. Polluting substance emissions should also be cut from 54kg to 19 kg per capita.
Aggregate financing under the intended transport strategy scenario totals €150.22 billion (RUB 6.55 trillion), and RUB 4.61 trillion under the conservative scenario. RUB 2.3 trillion should come from the Moscow city budget, RUB 1.1 trillion from non-budgetary sources, RUB 728 billion from the federal budget, and RUB 100 billion from the Moscow region's budget.
