The Ukrainian government plans to construct at least five underground transport tunnels, as well as about 50 subway stations in Kiev as part of a new Kiev General Master Plan, Sergei Bronevitsky, Chief of Urban Planning, Architecture and Design Department of Kiev government said.
Bronevitsky said three of the tunnels will be constructed under the Dnieper river, with two others on the right bank of the same river.
“The new tunnels will help solve the problem of traffic congestion in the city’s downtown. They will also act as transport channels under existing water barriers in the north and south of Kiev,” said Bronevitsky.
Bronovitsky said a 7km tunnel under the city centre will be the major project in the list, with the total cost for its construction expected to exceed EUR 350M (USD 298.6M).
This will be a two-level road tunnel with three lanes in both directions, each one 3.5m high. The estimated construction period is 45 months.
He also said that the government plans to start construction of two other tunnels on the right bank of the Dnieper river.
In addition, the concept of Kiev Master Plan involves the construction of about 50 subway stations, an average of three stations per year. However there is no plan to construct a belt line of the Kiev’s metro. Instead, the authorities of Kiev are planning to launch a city commuter train which will connect all the existing metro lines and the city’s Central Railway Station.
All the projects are expected to be completed by 2025.
