In Irkutsk, traffic near the Angara Resort stop may be changed, where heavy bus, car, and pedestrian traffic constantly causes jams. The city hall discussed building an overpass on Botkin Street, planned for 2017 and estimated at 26 million rubles. They also want to revise traffic flow in the area, giving priority to public transport and redirecting some cars through Sportivny Lane.
All residents of Irkutsk know that the road near the “Kurort Angara” stop is one of the busiest. Several city bus routes pass through one section, along with a huge flow of cars from the Leninsky District and the city center, and there is also a pedestrian crossing. Traffic jams are constant in this place. But very soon, everything may change. The city administration discussed the possibility of installing an overpass pedestrian crossing.- Construction of the crossing on Botkina Street is planned for 2017, - said Evgeny Drokov, chairman of the Committee for Urban Development, at a parliamentary hearing on June 29. - The cost of the project will be 26 million rubles.
In addition, a change to the traffic scheme in the same area is also planned for 2017. On Dzhambula Street, from Sportivny Lane to Botkina Street, priority will be given to public transport, and the remaining cars will be directed into Sportivny Lane with access to Botkina.