History Third Ring Road (Moscow)

russian president vladimir putin @ opening of new section of third ring road in december 12th, 2001.


contemporary era (1993-present)

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after 1990s when soviet union , rsfsr dissolved, construction of beltway continued, starting in southwestern sections of beltway, general contractor behind being transstroy corporation. in october 28, 1998, berezhkovskii bridge constructed , opened. bridge located on moskva river between dorogomilovo district , khamovniki district. in may 10, 1999, overpass on luzhnetskaya thoroughfare komsomolsk avenue berezhkovsky bridge built , opened. plans create new riga overpass replace old 1 approved , construction started. first phase of new overpass finished in august 31st while second phase finished in december 4th. 7 days later, section berezhkovskii bridge kutuzovsky avenue completed, tunnel interchange going under avenue. in fall of year 2000, section between komsomolsk avenue in khamovniki district leninsky avenue in donskoy district completed , opened, st. andrew s bridge crosses moskva river between 2 avenues. in december 30th, section between kutuzovsky avenue of dorogomilovo district , shmitovsky thoroughfare of presnensky district built , opened, includes dorogomilovsky bridge located between 2 districts , on moskva river. area east of beltway north of moskva river after crossing dorogomilovsky bridge become mibc. tunnel interchange on nizhnyaya maslovka street goes under beltway built , opened in august 28, 2001 in northern parts of highway in savyolosky district. interchange beltway crosses leninsky avenue tunnel interchange under gagarin square named gagarin s tunnel. constructed along section volgograd avenue of southeastern central moscow, reconstructed avtozavodskii bridge, in december 12th. in same year, section between shmitovsky avenue , zvenigorod highway completed although date not clarified. in november 6, 2002, section between zvenigorod highwayand , begovaya street located on western part of beltway completed , opened, connecting northern beltway western , southern beltway. section between ostapovsky thoroughfare , nizhny novgorod street on eastern part of beltway built , opened on same time well. area between spartakovskaya street , krasnokazarmennaya embankment yauza river finished in basmanny district in october 1st in 2003. section between nizhny novgorod street highway of enthusiasts, known entuziastov highway borders lefortovo district in north finished in same time well. 1 month later, lefortovo tunnel finished construction , opened, connecting third ring road s sections in basmanny district, therefore closing , finishing beltway. in november 4, 2005, 4 interchanges redesigned , reconstructed: leningradsky avenue interchange on third ring road (due extensive renovation , conversion of avenue 12-lane freeway includes overpass), sheremetyevo street-oktyabrskaya street on beltway converted diamond interchange, , zvenigorod highway on beltway converted variation of diamond interchange. traffic on ring continuous, no traffic lights on beltway till june 15, 2016, traffic light , road markings placed on intersection between ramp third ring road , leningradsky avenue.