Leningradsky Avenue
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Leningradsky
Until 1957, Leningradsky Prospekt was part of
History
The old road to Tver, changing its course over Middle Ages, settled in its present site in the 16th century. The name Peterburskoye Schosse (Highway) was established when the road was properly paved between 1786 and 1790.
The most important historical building on the road,
In the 1830s, general
In the 1890s-1900s, the highway was gradually urbanized, with factories and residential quarters, ranging from working-class barracks to luxury country homes of the Morozov family, Nikolay Eichenwald and Fyodor Schechtel.
Modern history
The
Since the 1910s,
Leningradsky Prospekt itself is home to the future Dynamo Stadium and CSKA Moscow's winter and basketball arenas. Educational institutions include:
- Moscow Aviation Institute
- State Financial Academy
- Moscow Automobile Road Institute
- Moscow Food Institute
Notable buildings include the
Highway construction, 2005–2008
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Since 2005, the city of Moscow is engaged in a multi-billion project of converting Leningradsky
The plan includes the following stages (from city center to MKAD):
- Central segment (starting Q2, 2007 to be completed 2009) [2]
- Redevelopment of Pushkin Squarewith tunnels and shopping space
- Redevelopment of Triumphalnaya Square
- Redevelopment of Belorussky Rail TerminalSquare
- Tunnel between Belorussky Rail Terminal
- Rearranging traffic in parallel Brestky Streets, Bronnaya Streets etc.
- Redevelopment of
- Leningradsky Prospekt segment
- Additional overpass at the Third Ring crossing (completed 2006)
- Tunnel near Dinamo (Metro)(completed December 2006)
- Tunnel near Aeroport (Metro) with ramps to Khodynka residential district (completed February, 2007 [3])
- Raised overpass connecting the Prospekt with Leningradsky Highway (to be completed 2008)
- Leningradsky Highway segment (not completed 2013)
- Redevelopment near Voykovskaya
- Non-stop crossing with Festivalnaya Street
- Construction of a second five-lane Leningradsky Bridge
- Rebuilding MKAD crossing (completed 2013)
So far, there are no definite plans of reconstructing the highway in Khimki. There are plans to build a bypass private toll road to the airport currently in design stage.
Public transportation access
Daytime traffic is frequently paralyzed by construction detours, thus the only reliable transportation is through
References
- (in Russian) П.В.Сытин, "Из истории московских улиц", М, 1948
- Construction schedule in English
- Pushkin Square Under Threat - The Moscow Times
- Pushkin Square tunnel - The Guardian
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