The appearance in Russia of roads that are not inferior in quality to world standards, brings the country to new level. The infamous quality of the road surface or complete absence such on the roads of the country has become an occasion for jokes and anecdotes not only among Russians, but also among the peoples of other countries.

Checking the legality of the company's actions in relation to environment checked by representatives of the Green Party. We should pay tribute to the leadership of "Avtodor": at the very first complaints, work was suspended in order to identify violations and correct errors. The ongoing work also includes planting trees for landscaping the route.

The number of travel lanes along the way varies from 10 at the exit from Moscow and 8, 6 and 4 as you move away from the capital.

For the convenience of construction, the entire section of the highway was divided into parts:

• the first was a "piece" of the road from 15 to 58 km;
• construction from 58 to 149 km is yet to be completed;
• from 208 to 258 km, the Mostotrest company is engaged in construction, which should hand over its section of the track in 2018;
• 258-334 km of track are already functioning;
• intensive work is going on from 334 to 543 km;
• 543-684 km - the final stretch, will also be completed in 2018.

Gradual commissioning of both the highway and tolls on it will teach Russian drivers to European road standards.

The practice of building toll roads came to our country from abroad. It has both its positive and negative characteristics. One example of such a phenomenon is the toll road Moscow - St. Petersburg. It is expected that she will help during the football world championship.

The main tasks that are assigned to the transport artery are that it must unload the flow from federal highway"Russia" and provide high-quality and high-speed transport connection two capitals. The length of the route is about seven hundred kilometers.

The construction of the Moscow-Peter route should ultimately lead to a reduction in the load on the M-10, which operates with a fourfold excess load. The maximum speed of passing different sections of the track will also be ensured, because the regime on separate sections up to 150 km / h will be acceptable.

Also in old times M-10 was called "Petersburg Truck". It was laid with early XVIII century, when the city on the Neva was founded. Since then, there have been many reconstructions and upgrades associated with this road.

In the 21st century, the government adopted a plan to build modern way between major Russian cities. This would reduce the burden on old way which was very expensive to repair. During the construction process, modern technologies relating to construction and design.

The speeds change significantly:

• three centuries ago, on a log truck, citizens traveled from Moscow to St. Petersburg for twenty days;
• the current road allows you to overcome such a distance on your own transport in 20 hours;
• it is assumed that new scheme The M11 will allow covering the same distance in 5-7 hours under favorable conditions.

You need to know what is built highway between the two capitals will be after the end of the fastest autobahn on the European continent.

Cons of the M-10 road

The current situation of "Leningradskaya", that's what the people call the track "Russia", leaves much to be desired. According to the standards, it allows you to reach speeds of up to 90 km / h for almost its entire length, which is 697 km. Its average width ranges from 8–11 m and includes 2–3 lanes.

In reality, in certain areas it is physically impossible to reach 30, and sometimes even 10 km / h due to the quality of the canvas and the abundance of holes that the road services do not have time to patch. Problems are also solved by installing traffic lights, for example, in Vyshny Volochek. With two-lane traffic on overcoming this " bottle neck" in bad weather takes up to 5-6 hours.

Bandwidth The Leningrad highway is limited to 40 thousand cars. In reality, she has to withstand traffic up to 170 thousand cars daily. However, no one is going to dismantle the M10. Drivers will make their own decisions whether to use paid sections of the road or move in the old fashioned way on a free highway.

Financial side

When the M11 is completed, it will become unique not only due to its technological features, but also due to the fact that this is the first facility in the Russian Federation based on a public-private partnership. This means that the contribution was made not only from the state budget, but also from private investors. In this case, income will also be collected in favor of both parties.

Often, citizens are interested in the estimated cost of the project. The announced figures fluctuate around one and a half hundred billion rubles. The path is divided into certain areas, one of which is the segment Khimki - Solnechnogorsk, as well as Solnechnogorsk - Klin, in total exceeding 130 km. Concessionaires' contribution depends on prior arrangements.

The head section costs 60 billion. This amount includes 23 billion budget funds. Detour Vyshny Volochok required capital investments of 46 billion, and the entrance to the northern capital costs almost 38 billion. In this situation, the state invests 3/4, and investors 1/4 of the cost.

Basic characteristics of the path

According to the plan, the path should include 684 km of high-quality coverage between cities. The distance is divided between regions:

• Moscow - 90 km;
• Tverskaya - 253 km;
• Novgorod - 233 km;
• Leningradskaya - 75 km.

Perhaps the total funding will exceed the planned budget of 153 billion rubles. The maximum speed limit will be 150 km/h.

The width of each lane is 375 cm, and each section is supposed to have different amount. At the entrance to the Sheremetyevo airport, the number of them must be at least 10 pieces. total in both directions. If the path reaches Zelenogorsk, then 4 lanes lead to it and 4 lanes lead from it, 8 in total. Further, the M11 Moscow - St. Petersburg highway on the map will turn out to be four or six lanes, right up to St. Petersburg, where it will expand to 5 + 5 lanes as it approaches.

For the safety of drivers, a separating barrier made of concrete will be installed. Its width reaches 5–6 m in different areas.

Hydraulic Engineering and Infrastructure

The cost of the toll road Moscow - St. Petersburg will be paid exclusively in kilometers travelled. Special equipment will help ensure the accuracy of accounting. For this, checkpoints will be equipped. Possible congestion can occur on them at the initial stages due to poor regulation of payment. In the future, everything will be back to normal.

A roadside will be formed along the entire path, the width of which should be at least 3.5 m. Planting green spaces (grass) will help minimize the occurrence of landslides. A couple of weeks after sowing, it will form a high-quality cover in the form of a dense lawn.

It is assumed that good lighting will be installed along the entire length of the route and road infrastructure will be formed, which traditionally includes filling stations, cafes, toilets, treatment facilities, noise shields, etc. for such projects. The developers plan to build 325 artificial objects, including including hundreds of bridges, tracking stations, overpasses, communication points, etc.

Almost four dozen transport interchanges are provided for on the new toll highway. They are raised to different levels, while the height of the most massive reaches 35 m.

Environmental component

Throughout the entire length from Moscow to St. Petersburg, environmental standards are observed during construction and further operation. For everybody treatment plant sand filters are mounted, thus it is possible to minimize or completely eliminate penetration into natural system chemical harmful components that are necessarily present during the operation of vehicles.

It is possible to save the streams available along the entire length thanks to the laying of pipelines. It also provides the possibility of migration for wild animals, for example, for wild boars or elks. In such a situation, builders mount wide animal passes. Although few people understand how to train animals to use such methods of movement.

The disadvantage is the partial felling of the Khimki forest, which took place during construction. I remember the stocks that went out locals. To restore green zone, but in another area, 12 billion rubles were allocated from the budget. for the purchase and planting of seedlings.

Another stumbling block was the section passing through the protected area "Zavidovo". The dispute was resolved by allocating compensation in the form of a new land plot. However, the issue of work has not yet been fully resolved. Pulkovo observatory, which is close to the new route. Possible noise and dust can complicate her work.

Full itinerary

The M11 starts from the side of the capital at the intersection of the Moscow Ring Road and the Brusinovskaya transport interchange. Then it goes around Khimki and the village of Vashutino. After crossing the International highway, which leads to the Sheremetyevo airport, the Sheremetyevskoye highway and the entrance to Zelenograd with the A-107 highway. The path does not get to Solnechnogorsk, but immediately goes to a parallel to the M-10 highway. This area is already used by motorists to its full potential.

There are five crossings with the old Leningradskaya road:

• before entering Solnechnogorsk at 58 km;
• to Tver at 149 km;
• after passing Torzhok at 258 km;
• near Khotilovo after Vyshny Volochok at 334 km;
• beyond Veliky Novgorod at 543 km.

The path will not enter cities such as Tver, Klin, Valdai and Veliky Novgorod. However, the project provides for mandatory congresses, allowing, if necessary, to visit these settlements.

The question of paid and free travel. Billing

It is assumed that the paid part will be the route for 606 km. It was decided to make the gap between Klin and Medny settlement free of charge. It is located in the range of 15–58 km of the route. Many segments have already been launched on paid basis, in particular, the detour of Vyshny Volochok. Estimated opening is scheduled for 2018.

Drivers should get off with an approximate payment in the range of 2–3.62 rubles. for 1 km. However, for the Tver and Novgorod regions, the limit was set at the level of 1 ruble. per km. On the high cost individual sections even the president of the country paid attention, because in reality it exceeds the standards.

At first, the price tag soared up to 500 rubles to Solnechnogorsk, and up to 300 rubles to Zelenogorsk. Later, they began to differentiate transport, as many boycotted this approach to drivers. Differentiation took place according to the daily rate, car class and days of the week. There are also 30-time subscriptions and a discount for transponder holders.

• motorcycles, cars, small buses or trucks;
• medium-sized machines with a height of up to 2.6 m;
• overall two-axle transport, the height of which is more than 2.6 m;
• tall machines with three or more axles.

More detailed description can be found on the SZKK website. It is worth paying attention to it, as the tariffing may change.

New modern expressway M-11 Moscow - St. Petersburg originates from the Moscow Ring Road and joins the Ring Road highway northern capital. The length of this motorway from "ring" to "ring" will be 669 km.

The creation of the M-11 highway was due to the heavy workload and wear of the previous highway, as well as the need to save a number of settlements from transit traffic. Besides, an important factor for its construction is the preparation of Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. New track will connect the cities hosting the main matches of the competition.

The M-11 road will cover the territories of the Central and North-Western federal districts. The route will be laid within the boundaries of the Moscow, Tver, Novgorod and Leningrad regions. At the same time, it will be located bypassing all settlements. New route Moscow - St. Petersburg on separate sections runs parallel to the currently functioning highway M-10 "Russia". The intersection of M-11 with its predecessor is carried out at km 58, km 149, km 208, km 258, km 334, km 543 through multi-level interchanges.

The laying of the Moscow-St. Petersburg highway is carried out in several stages. Each of them is an independent investment and construction project. Such a phased implementation of the project is due to the need to adapt to the throughput of the existing federal road M-10 "Russia". This value no answer for a long time modern requirements, therefore, the project management decided to separate the construction stages and put the most significant sections into operation early.

The full commissioning of the M-11 Moscow-St. Petersburg road will take place in 2018. However, we note that the project provides for the development of the road, for example, an increase in the number of lanes.

The main stages (sections) of the construction of the M-11 highway

The route is divided into conditional sections. Their borders are sections of the road, calculated in km. These areas include:

15 - 58 kilometers.

They take place in the Solnechnogorsk and Khimki districts of the Moscow region. At the same time, the route bypasses Khimki, which will significantly relieve city traffic and reduce the time spent on the road by motorists. This section was launched for traffic on December 23, 2014. Khimki has already been significantly unloaded, transport to Sheremetyevo Airport is moving faster.

The site works in a paid mode.

58 - 149 kilometers.

They take place in the Klin and Solnechnogorsk districts of the Moscow region. Cars move from the capital bypassing the cities of Solnechnogorsk and Klin. Further, the path runs through the territory of the Konakovo and Kalinin districts of the Tver region. The work will be completed no earlier than 2018.

Upon completion of construction, vehicles will be able to get to Tver faster and northwestern part Moscow region, since, unlike the old route, new road passes villages and other small settlements. Note that at first the road will have 4 lanes, then their number will increase to 8.

208 - 258 kilometers.

The site is located in the Torzhoksky district of the Tver region and passes around Torzhok, significantly shortening existing path Tver - Vyshny Volochyok. This section will be completed in 2018.

M-11. Detour of Vyshny Volochok.

258 - 334 kilometers.

They pass through Torzhoksky, Vyshnevolotsky and Spirovsky districts of the Tver region, bypassing the settlement of Vyshny Volochek. The section has already been built and opened for traffic on November 28, 2014.

This event has become significant date for many categories of drivers. Vyshny Volochyok was unable to cope with the intense traffic flow, a lot of time was spent driving two tens of kilometers of its streets. The Volochka detour was without a doubt the most significant gift for drivers in recent years.

Now this section has 4 lanes, the project provides for 6.

334 - 543 kilometers.

This section of the route runs in the Vyshnevolotsky and Bologovsky districts of the Tver region, Okulovsky, Malovishersky and Novgorod regions Novgorod region. Its construction began in 2014 and is still ongoing. The planned date of commissioning is 2018.

This section of the road can be called the most difficult. The areas of the Tver and Novgorod regions through which the M-11 road passes are famous for their impenetrable swamps. Road builders have to completely replace the soil under the road, build many kilometers of embankments. In particularly difficult wetlands, it is necessary to arrange pile fields. It is on this section that one of the largest bridges of the road is located - the bridge over the Volkhov River.

Another feature of this section is that it passes through the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War. Nearly 300 explosive objects have already been found and defused, and the remains of 10 Red Army soldiers have been recovered. Archaeological work has also been carried out in this area.

Construction of a bridge across the Volkhov.

Finds of road builders in the Novgorod region.

543 - 684 kilometers.

The road is being built on the territory of the Novgorod and Chudovsky districts of the Novgorod region, covers part of the Tosnensky district Leningrad region. The section goes around the city of Chudovo and the city of Tosno and ends in St. Petersburg. The route ends on the Ring Road, near Pulkovo Airport. Construction will be completed in 2018. The advantages of this construction include such an aspect as a significant unloading of suburban highways of the Northern capital.

In August, my family and my child decided to make a short trip from Moscow to St. Petersburg and back. To save time and effort on the way, the M11 toll road was chosen, including a section of 15-58 km to Solnechnogorsk.

We already had experience of traveling on toll roads, before going to St. Petersburg we drove south along the M4, at the same time we bought a T-Pass transponder. On the M11, it was also very useful to us. I liked the paid sections of the M4 highway, especially the playgrounds and places to relax at Lukoil gas stations (when traveling with a small child, this is very important), and I expected the same from the M11. Unfortunately, my expectations were not met. A new extended section of the M11 was built, launched, but not equipped.

The new M11 sections do not yet have sufficient infrastructure, only the bare minimum. Accordingly, there is no need to talk about comfort on the way. Nevertheless, there are advantages to the toll road.

Payment and cost.

M11 consists of several sections and they are served by different operators. From Moscow Ring Road to Solnechnogorsk (15-58 km) belongs to the "North-Western Concession Company", and 208-543 km - "Avtodor". Accordingly, the recipients of payment when traveling through these sections are different.

We did not know these subtleties, we traveled with transponder T-Pass("Avtodor") and at the entrance to Solnechnogorsk area it didn't work for us. We received a card that fixes the place of entry to the toll road, at the exit the fare was calculated in the amount of 500 rubles, we paid in cash and found out that in order to travel through this section using our transponder, it was necessary to activate the service "interoperability" in personal account on the website "Avtodor"(It is on the site, not through the application). This does not give discounts, but it speeds up the passage through payment points. Fare discounts (-20%) are provided only for the M-11 Moscow-Solnechnogorsk transponder, issued specifically for this section.

The fare depends on the time of day and day of the week, and also on which direction you are traveling (from Solnechnogorsk to Moscow or vice versa). The fare from Moscow to Solnechnogorsk on Saturday morning cost 500 rubles, back on Tuesday - 450 rubles. And this is not the maximum, the fare reaches 600 rubles. In my opinion, the passage through this section is very expensive, but we were able to bypass the toughest traffic jams in Leningradka.

Section 208-543 km is served by Avtodor, so our transponder worked without problems on it. The cost on this section does not depend on the day of the week and time of day, but only on the class vehicle. With the T-Pass transponder, a discount of 20% to 40% (for cars) is provided, depending on which section of the road was covered at a time.

A user of a light vehicle driving 2 sections in a row (for example, km 208 - km 334 or km 258 - km 543) receives a 30% discount on the promotional fare. A user passing 3 sections (km 208 - km 543) receives a 40% discount. A user of a freight vehicle driving 2 sections in a row (for example, km 208 - km 334 or km 258 - km 543) receives a 40% discount on the promotional fare. A freight vehicle user passing 3 sections (km 208 - km 543) receives a 50% discount.

We passed all three sections and our discount was 40% (396 rubles against 660 rubles when traveling in cash / bank card). With a transponder, the fare is quite reasonable (only to justify the cost of the transponder itself, you need to travel this way back and forth twice).

The section of the road 15-58 km is quite small, we passed it quite quickly, the road was free in both directions, so there is not much to talk about it. In the future, my review will concern only the main extended section from 208-543 km.

Highway M11 Avtodor 208-543 km

Road quality

The quality of the roadbed did not cause any complaints. The road is flat. At a speed of 120 km / h, no irregularities were felt (we did not accelerate to the maximum permitted speed of 130 km / h, since fuel consumption increases sharply at it).

Yes, and constantly go to top speed it won't work anyway, because roadworks are constantly being carried out in one place or another.

Road markings on the track applied. Lighting is available along the entire length of the track, but it was not possible to check how it works, we drove during the day.

There are two lanes in each direction, with an oncoming lane separated by a chipper. A third turn lane is being added in front of gas stations and rest stops.

There are very few cars on the track. Sometimes I had to overtake individual trucks, but in general the track was half empty.

When on Sunday afternoon we just left the M11, there was a feeling of unreality, maybe we didn’t stop there at all. There were no cars to be seen at all, neither in front nor behind, we were driving alone along this new good road. There were only a few cars passing in the opposite direction. The fact that the track is not completely empty, we realized only at the first gas station.

Although the road is good, it seemed to us very monotonous, lulling. It does not cross any settlement. This, of course, is a definite plus (no need to slow down and there is no danger of running into fines) But without settlements, the landscape on the sides is very monotonous, continuous mixed forest. From this monotony it was very drawn to sleep (and there is no place to buy coffee).

gas stations

My first negative impression of the M11 was related to gas stations.

Unfortunately, we did not fill up in Tver before entering the M11, so we had to use a gas station on a toll road.

But there were no gas stations in my usual sense here at all, but only "self-service modules".

They look like this

One trailer is one column with one type of fuel. Where we refueled there were two trailers: with diesel fuel and gasoline 95 ECTO. All gas stations from Lukoil.

Payment by card only, no cash. And, accordingly, full self-service.

The throughput of such filling stations is minimal. We stopped at the first one that came across to us on the M11. So there was also a queue of several cars on it (this is with an almost empty highway). And each driver refueled for quite a long time (until he learns the rules, until he fills up with gasoline, goes up to the trailer to put away his gun). True, I did not see queues at subsequent gas stations.

There are not many gas stations in total (4 or 5 for the entire route).

Hence the conclusion - refuel earlier.

By the way, when we were driving from St. Petersburg along the M10, shortly before entering the M11, there are such warning boards. What we actually did way back not to stop.

Do you want to experience the new M11? Don't forget to fill up the tank.

Gas stations have free toilets and trash cans.

Cafe.

Or rather, there is one (MCafe at 262 km, located on both sides of the road)

And so drink a cup of coffee to overcome sleep nowhere.

Toilets.

Periodically, on the route there are parking lots, places for rest, equipped with toilets (four booths each) and sheds with tables.

Toilets are free, but it’s scary to go into them, this is happening there, but there are no other options. You won’t be able to run into the nearest forest, the route is fenced off not only by a chipper, but also by a fence.

cameras

There are no cameras on most of the route yet, but they are being installed. On the section from 208 to 334 km from Tver to Vyshny Volochek, there are already such.

At km 208-334, information light displays have already appeared above the road, then they either do not exist at all or do not work.

mobile connection for most of the way it does not work or works intermittently, and there is no mobile Internet for a long time.

Phones to call emergency services(as it was done on the section 15-58 km) is also not yet available, but pockets have been made on the track, they are often found, apparently in the future telephones will appear.

That, probably, is all that can be said about the new sections of the M11 highway. Let me summarize:

Advantages

• New, good, smooth road
• Permitted speed 130 km/h
• Does not cross populated areas, no need to slow down
• Free as long as there is no traffic
• Moderate fare when paying by transponder

disadvantages

No proper infrastructure

• Gas stations only self-service, payment only by cards, gasoline only 95 and diesel
• no cafe, no place to eat or drink coffee
• mobile communication is very poor, in some places it simply does not exist

In general, we drove along the M11 not badly. We saved time compared to traveling on the free M10. On the way back to the entrance to paid section filled the tank full tank and took coffee on the road, so it became easier and faster to go.

And work is underway on the track, new sections are being built, so it will change soon. And I hope for the better.

Two days in a row, new sections of two roads connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, M-10 and M-11, are being opened, fontanka.ru writes.

How to get from St. Petersburg to Moscow in a new way: 200 km along the M-11 toll highway

Today, June 6, put into operation new plot highway M-11 "Moscow - St. Petersburg" in Tverskaya and Novgorod regions more than 200 kilometers long (334th - 543rd kilometers), the press service of the Avtodor company reports.

This section (taking into account the already existing sections of the M-11 bypassing Torzhok and Vyshny Volochok) opens a through passage along the highway from Tver to Veliky Novgorod, from the 208th to the 543rd kilometer. This is half of the entire track, and it should be completed at the end of 2018. Recall that the total length of the M-11 from the Ring Road to the Moscow Ring Road is 669 kilometers, it corresponds to category IA, which means a motorway with an estimated speed of 150 km/h.

Earlier, the media wrote that the fare for the 330-kilometer section of the M-11 in the Tver and Novgorod regions will be from 356 to 660 rubles for cars. The minimum price (356.4 rubles) is provided for when using the T-pass transponder of LLC Avtodor - Toll roads» as part of the loyalty program. When paying with a transponder of other operators, the price will be 528 rubles, that is, a 20% discount is provided. In March 2018, the head of the board of Avtodor, Sergey Kelbakh, said that the fare along the entire route would be about 2,000 rubles.

The correspondent of the Novgorod.ru edition drove a new 330-kilometer section four days before the opening of the road, completely imitating the behavior of an ordinary driver on the road common use: not stopping and slowing down only in venues construction works. Without violating traffic rules, the journalist drove from Veliky Novgorod to Tver in 3.5 hours.

How to get from St. Petersburg to Moscow in a new way: 200 km along the M-11 toll highway

Yesterday, June 5, 2018, was in full traffic was launched along the Tverskaya ring road - a section of the M-10 Rossiya highway from km 156 to 178, the press service of the Federal Road Traffic Agency reports. Previously, this section had only three lanes with level crossings and traffic lights, which led to serious congestion. Now the number of lanes has been increased to four (up to Volokolamsk interchange) and up to six (up to the northern entrance to Tver). In addition, two interchanges were built at the 164th and 173rd kilometers (with Turginovsky and Staritsky highways), bridges over the Tmaka and Mezhurka rivers, as well as an overpass across the Oktyabrskaya railway were reconstructed.

On the eve of the opening of the Tver ring road launched labor movement along the left bridge across the Volga (Migalovsky) River at the 176th kilometer of the M-10 highway and along the six-lane overpass over the city avenue 50 years of October. Both objects are part of the bypass of the regional capital. Now the traffic flow is distributed over two bridges, with a total of eight lanes. If before the reconstruction about 40,000 cars per day could pass through the section, now it is about 100,000.

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Previously, it was supposed to hand over the M-11 highway for the World Cup. However, now the full opening of the Moscow-St. Petersburg toll highway is scheduled for the end of 2018.

The new high-speed highway M-11 Moscow - St. Petersburg will stretch from the Moscow Ring Road to the junction with the Ring Road around St. Petersburg. Total length motorway is 669 km. It is expected that it will mainly run parallel to the existing M-10 "Rossiya" highway with an intersection at km 58, km 149, km 208, km 258, km 334, km 543. The construction of M-11 is carried out in several stages, each of which is an independent investment project.

7th plot goes from Myasny Bor to the Kirovsk-Gatchina concrete road (543-646 km), there will be four traffic lanes. 8th - from km 646 to the interchange with the Ring Road (6 lanes). The cost of the work is about 76.8 billion rubles, about 56.7 billion is paid by the responsible executor, the state company Avtodor, the rest is private investment, the Therussiantimes website reports. The concessionaire-customer is the Highway of Two Capitals (MTS), created by VTB and the French Vinci Highways.