2018 FIFA World Cup: traffic closures in Moscow

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

In Moscow, the traffic blockage was provoked by the FIFA World Cup, which is being held in Russia for the first time in 2018. So, 32 teams will compete for the title of world champion. Previously, the teams fought in friendly matches for the right to go to the world championship.

A significant event for the country changed the life of Muscovites and guests of the capital. During the World Cup, motorists will not be able to drive through a number of sections on the days of matches in the city on 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 26, 27 June, 1, 3, 11, 15 July. Some of them will be held at the Luzhniki stadium, and some will be hosted by Spartak.

General restrictions

General restrictions will affect several dozen streets, avenues and squares.

Among them:

• Novodevichy passage;
• Abrikosovsky lane;
• Cooperative street;
• Maly Savvinsky Lane;
• Savelyev street;
• Educational lane;
• Frunzenskaya embankment.

Without a permit, travel through these sections in Moscow during the 2018 FIFA World Cup is impossible. The traffic closure will be successfully completed after the end of the World Cup.

Is traffic allowed near the Luzhniki stadium

One-way traffic near the main Russian stadium Luzhniki during the 2018 World Cup was established in the following sections of the city:

• Malaya Pirogovskaya street;
• Luzhniki street (partially);
• Usacheva street (partially).
• Traffic on 2nd and 3rd Frunzenskie Streets will be partially two-way.

The capital's road services remind residents and guests of Moscow that the toughest traffic closures are in effect during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow.

On days when games are organized in other cities, traffic closures will be minimized as much as possible.

How the overlap is carried out in Tushino and Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo

In these areas, restrictions are calculated for June 16, 19, 23 and 27, as well as July 3. They come into force at 6 am. The restrictions will expire three hours after the end of the match.

Thus, traffic will be limited on the section of the Tushenskoye tunnel of the Volokanskoye highway. Other restrictions in the area of the "Spartak" stadium

Without a pass, drivers will not be able to drive near the Spartak stadium, in particular:

• passage of the Stratonauts;
• Skhodnensky dead end;
• understudy of Volokamsk highway.

An interesting feature of traffic closures in the capital lies in the availability of free parking lots even when many popular sections of Moscow roads are closed.

How to park your car in restricted traffic areas

On streets where traffic is prohibited or restricted as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, car owners can park their car with a special permit. This service will be available in the following areas:

• Projected passage No. 2309;
• Efremova street;
• 3rd Frunzenskaya street.

It is not possible for citizens to leave a car on these streets without a special document.

Streets where parking and stopping are prohibited

1. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup, some streets of Moscow will not only be banned from parking, but also stops. In the capital, the following areas will be unavailable for car owners:
2. Timur Frunze street;
3. Novodevichya embankment;
4. 2nd Truzhennikov lane;
5. st. Lev Vygotsky.

How the Fan Fest affects the ability to move around Moscow

Moscow hosted the World Cup at Sparrow Hills. Here are the fans who, for whatever reason, cannot watch the games of their favorite team at the stadium. Sparrow Hills received both Russians and foreign guests. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup, owners of personal vehicles will not be able to move freely in the specified area. Sparrow Hills will become a real pedestrian zone.

So, a large-scale screen is installed here for those who did not manage to get to the stadium. For the safe movement of citizens, Kosygin Street is blocked.

There are other areas that are closed to traffic, namely:

• Michurinsky prospekt;
• University Square;
• University Avenue.

For those motorists who do not have a special permit to travel in the Vorobyovy Gory region, travel is prohibited on streets such as:

• Lebedev;
• Mendeleevskaya;
• Kolmogorov;
• Samara;
• Khokhlova;

To bypass the overlap zone, you should use the routes along Vernadsky and Michurinsky avenues. You can build the most convenient route for getting around a busy city in one of the many online applications.

The services will tell you how to get to the desired point as quickly as possible, even if many directions popular with the capital's drivers leading to the city center are closed.

Recommendations for citizens

In order not to get stuck in traffic jams in places where the passage is not completely closed, but only limited, city road services strongly recommend using public transport. Also, at the moment, the cycling culture is actively developing in the capital.

Current restrictions are a great excuse to switch to a bike for a while to commute to work. All the necessary conditions for comfortable movement in the Russian capital are being created for cyclists in the city.