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Design for St Petersburg’s new highway ready

Preliminary design work for the Eastern High-Speed Radius construction project in St Petersburg has been completed. The project calls for the construction of a highway and a bridge between Fayansovaya Street and Zolnaya Street. The project will require an investment of some US$2.67 billion and is expected to be funded through private financial sources. Once complete the new highway will connect the southern section of the Western High-Speed Diameter route with the eastern section of the St Petersburg Ring R
June 18, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Preliminary design work for the Eastern High-Speed Radius construction project in St Petersburg has been completed. The project calls for the construction of a highway and a bridge between Fayansovaya Street and Zolnaya Street. The project will require an investment of some US$2.67 billion and is expected to be funded through private financial sources. Once complete the new highway will connect the southern section of the Western High-Speed Diameter route with the eastern section of the St Petersburg Ring Road.

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