Highway western high-speed diameter

2004—2013

Construction of a category 1-B high-speed motorway, which will cross the city and will connect Main Port with Ring Road and federal highways. The project will improve situation with traffic in the city centre

Total length of the motorway – 46.6 km mainly with 8 pathways. The trestle part reaches 55%. The motorway will include 14 interchanges of different levels and unique bridges works with the ship clear-way of 55 and 35 meters height. The highway speed is expected to be 120 km/h. The volume of cars is expected to be 20—128 thousands per day

Southern part – 11.50 km from the southern part of city ring road to the border of the Saint-Petersburg trade seaport.

Central part – 8.95 km from the trade seaport along the center to the north of the city.

Northern part – 26.15 km along the northern areas of the city and further to the intersection with the city ring road and E-18 “Scandinavia” motorway

On 7^th of June 2008 “Western High speed diameter Nevsky Meredian Ltd. was voted the winner of the tender for concession agreement. Construction work of the first stage is financed from the city budget

$8 508 mln

Private-Public-Partnership (PPP)