Minsk City Executive Committee

23 November 2009 → Access of non-resident vehicles to Minsk may be limited

 In the future the access of non-resident vehicles to Minsk may be limited to reduce the heavy traffic in the Belarusian capital. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he was informed about the prospects of Minsk’s development on 20 November.

Minsk Chief Architect Viktor Nikitin said, the rapidly increasing number of automobiles has led to traffic jams and increased air pollution levels.

The international experience of megacity development testifies that transport problems must be dealt with fast. Certain restrictions on non-residential transport access to Minsk can be a way out.

If the decision is enforced, the relevant infrastructure will have to be built on approaches to Minsk. In particular, Minsk will need parking lots and smoothly operating urban transport.

Alexander Lukashenko said it should be done with maximum convenience for people. “It should be convenient for people. They could come, leave cars at a parking lot, for a small fee, and enter the city using public transport,” he said.

The head of state underlined that building automobile interchanges is unavoidable.

The discussion also touched upon moving industrial enterprises out of the city. The industrial enterprises that have been relocated beyond Minsk borders should not happen to be inside the city in several years when Minsk grows larger. A document may be developed to regulate the distribution of enterprises across the country.

News provided by Agency "BelTA"

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