In Moscow made the first dual lane

20 November 2018

Buses will run more freely

Moscow is hard to imagine without dedicated lanes, and now appeared in the capital's first dual-dedicated lane. It is open in the center of the Polytechnic Museum. It is assumed that in this plot the throughput for buses and buses of the future will grow in two times, and for cars — 25 %. Such news was shared on the Department of transportation and development of road transport infrastructure of Moscow.

"on 19 November at the most intensive phase of the movement of ground transport in Moscow at the Polytechnic Museum opened the double dedicated lane. There are 18 routes, buses, thirteen of them run every 30 seconds during peak hours. After starting the movement in a dedicated lane capacity for buses and buses of the future will grow in two times, to 25 %, by increasing the number of lanes from four to five. For the first time in Moscow for buses arranged two-way transportation corridor, separated from traffic flow special refuges — safe island" — said the press service.

Two lanes were needed in order for the buses of different routes were able to quickly arrive on the spot and follow without difficulty in the direction Maroseyka street and the transport hub in China-town.

Deputy mayor of Moscow on issues of transport Maxim Liksutov said that in the result of innovations to reduce waiting time and travel more than 200 thousand passengers. a "the discovery leased at the metro station "Lubyanka", where completed reconstruction of the Polytechnic Museum, introduced a stop for the routes of the network "Backbone". Held here 13 daytime routes network "Backbone" and five night routes connect the city centre with all districts of the "old" Moscow".

double dedicated lane will be routes "m3", "M5", "M8", "M9", "M10", "M27", "T25", №38, №101, №122, №144, №158, №904, and night routes N1, N2, N3, N6 and N11.