VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
The Orlovsky road tunnel under the Neva River will connect Piskarevsky Prospect with the Sverdlovsk and Smolny embankments.
According to the design documentation, the tunnel complex will comprise two parallel two-level circular tunnels. The tunnel will be 1.7 km long, with a traffic capacity of up to 60,000 cars per day. The final technical specifications and construction technology will be determined during the concession tender.
The Orlovsky Tunnel will contribute to the development of St Petersburg's transport system and will reduce the intensity of traffic in the city center and the area around the tunnel. It will also provide an uninterrupted, around the clock transport link between the left-bank and right-bank districts of St Petersburg, and will reduce the load on existing bridges over the Neva River.
A third of the estimated construction cost of the tunnel will be funded by the federal budget, one third will be covered by the municipal budget and the remaining amount will be provided by investors. Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2011 and will be completed by the end of 2015. The tunnel will become operational in 2016. It is expected that there will be a fee of about 50 roubles per vehicle to travel through the tunnel.
