North-Eastern Chord, Controlled-access highway in Moscow, Russia
The North-Eastern Chord is a controlled-access highway in Moscow running from the Saint Petersburg motorway junction to the Veshnyaki-Lyubertsy interchange at the city ring road, covering roughly 29 kilometers. It crosses five major arterial roads: the Third Ring, Shchelkovsky Highway, Entuziastov Highway, Ryazansky Avenue, and Volgogradsky Avenue.
Construction began in December 2008 and finished in September 2022, spanning more than a decade of work. Completion expanded the road network considerably and improved connections between northern and southeastern parts of the city.
This route connects several residential neighborhoods in the northeastern part of the city with southeastern districts, allowing commuters to cross without detouring through the Third Ring. Along the way you see typical Moscow apartment blocks and industrial zones that shape the everyday cityscape.
The route offers continuous lanes without traffic lights, allowing for faster travel through the northern and eastern parts of the city. During peak hours it becomes especially useful for bypassing congested inner-city intersections.
The Businovskaya interchange, where this route meets the ring road, is considered the largest highway junction in the country and consists of multiple levels with numerous ramps. Drivers pass through a complex system of bridges and underpasses that covers a wide area.
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