The project for a new high-speed road between St. Petersburg and Moscow may require adjustments
Russia's first high-speed railway, which is scheduled to link Moscow and St. Petersburg by April 2028, covering the 682 km in 2 hours 15 minutes, is designed to bypass Tver, although historically the shortest route is through the city center.
Senator Andrei Yepishin drew attention to this during a meeting of the Federation Council, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"According to the accepted version, the route runs away from the city centers of Tver and Veliky Novgorod. They say this will ensure the stated speed of movement. Although, for example, the shortest railway route runs through the center of Tver. The route through dense urban development, of course, will lead to an increase in travel time due to the need to reduce the speed within the city, an increase in the number of reconstructed roads, communications, in addition, additional land seizure is necessary, which may lead to an increase in the cost of the project," the senator said.
However, on the other hand, for the new route to pay for itself, a large passenger flow is needed, and, consequently, convenience.
“But what about the convenience for passengers? … The proposed shuttle schemes or the creation of a separate expensive access infrastructure in the future are, to put it mildly, disconcerting,” said Yepishin.
He called on senators from the six regions through which the route is to pass to " study and make changes " to the project.
Speaker Valentina Matviyenko urged caution: " The process has only just begun; it cannot be slowed down or interfered with ."
The project for a new high-speed road between St. Petersburg and Moscow may require adjustments.