Navigating with Care: Insights on Traffic Hurdles During Ekaterinburg City Day Celebrations
Ekaterinburg, Russia, is gearing up for its annual City Day celebration, expected to attract approximately half a million visitors. The city authorities have announced several measures to ensure smooth transportation and crowd management during the festive events.
In a move to improve the city's road infrastructure, the authorities have allocated 1.7 billion rubles for road repairs and construction within Ekaterinburg. While the specific road sections or projects linked to this exact 1.7 billion rubles are not explicitly detailed, the funds are generally aimed at the construction, repair, and modernization of road infrastructure to improve transportation conditions and regional connectivity.
During the festive events, public transport (trams, trolleybuses, buses, and metro) will run until 01:00 on August 17. However, movement will be restricted on several streets, including Ulitsa 8 Marta, Prospect Lenin, Ulitsa Pushkina, Ulitsa Khokhryakova, and Ulitsa Marshal Zhukova. On August 16 and 17, parking will be prohibited on Ulitsa Repina, Ulitsa Svetlorechenskaya, Obyezdnaya Road, Ulitsa Arkhangela Mikhaila, and Ulitsa Zoologicheskaya.
To facilitate public transportation, Ulitsa Karl Libkneht will have trolleybus service from Shevchenko to Malysheva. Ulitsa Radischeva will have bus service at Sacco and Vanzetti to 8 Marta, and Ulitsa Malysheva will have trolleybus service in the area of the intersection of Ulitsa Malysheva and 8 Marta. Ulitsa 8 Marta will have bus service from Malysheva to Kuybyshev, and from Sacco and Vanzetti to 8 Marta.
On August 16, tram traffic will be closed on specific sections of Prospect Lenin and Ulitsa Tatischeva. Ulitsa Belinskogo will have trolleybus service in the area of the intersection of Ulitsa Belinskogo and Malysheva. By 22:00 on August 16, public transport will be accumulated.
The passage around the "Cosmos" cinema-concert theater, from Tsarskaya to Nikolay Nikonov, will be closed from 00:01 on August 15 to 23:59 on August 16. Repin Street, from Zoological to Svetlorechenskaya, and on Svetlorechenskaya Street, from Repin to the By-pass Road, will be closed from 06:00 on August 16 to 01:00 on August 17. Archangel Michael Street, from Repin to house No. 27 on Archangel Michael Street, and from house No. 27 to the By-pass Road, will be closed from 20:00 on August 15 to 06:00 on August 18. Archangel Michael Street, from house No. 87 on Metallurgov Street to Archangel Michael Street, will be closed from 06:00 on August 16 to 00:01 on August 18.
The city authorities have made arrangements to ensure easy movement of people, particularly in the city center. They urge residents to be attentive and plan their route in advance. All information about route changes and public transport schedules on the holiday can be found in the special section of the official Ekaterinburg portal.
For those who prefer non-motorized transportation, it's important to note that not only car but also bicycle and scooter traffic will be stopped near the locations where festive events are taking place.
In a bid to accommodate the influx of visitors, the city authorities have made arrangements to ensure easy movement of people, particularly in the city center. They urge residents to be attentive and plan their route in advance. All information about route changes and public transport schedules on the holiday can be found in the special section of the official Ekaterinburg portal.
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