Flooding of the "blue" metro line in Kyiv: new public transport routes will be added, public transport stops will be moved and traffic lights will be adjusted
Kyiv • UNN
The closure of the blue line of the Kyiv metro due to flooding led to an increase in ground public transportation and changes in traffic, including revised traffic signals and relocated stops to prevent traffic collapse.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced changes to the Kyiv metro network in Kyiv's surface transportation network due to the flooding of the blue line of the metro. About the preliminary results of the State Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations, UNN reports .
A meeting of the State Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency has just ended regarding the situation with the flooding of several subway stations in Kyiv. Due to the closure of the subway, the main of the transportation of citizens will be carried out by ground public transport. Accordingly, there will be more of it, so traffic may become much more difficult. Therefore, I made a proposal that was supported during the Commission meeting: to introduce changes in traffic management on the most congested sections of the capital's roads.
Details
In particular, according to Klymenko, not only will the capacity of public transport be increased capacity of public transport, but also adjust the timing of switching traffic signals, move public transport stops for convenience, and change some road signs.
While the changes are being implemented, increased patrols will be deployed to patrols will be deployed to control the situation on the roads.
More details about the changes will be provided by the Patrol Police Department Police Department will provide more details later.
"We will definitely announce all the innovations in detail, which I am sure will warn the transport community, I am convinced that they will prevent a transport collapse in the capital," Klymenko promised.
As a reminder
In Kyiv, starting December 9, the following tunnels will be urgently repaired of the distillation tunnel announced the closure of metro stations Demiivska and Teremky metro stations. According to preliminary data, the repair will take 6 months.
While the relevant services are repairing the subway tunnels, the city authorities have launched alternative routes for ground transportation. transportation. For this purpose, additional buses and additional buses and trolleybuses have been launched on this section of the regular intervals
