New pedestrian bridge to Baltschug Island to be built in Moscow

Another pedestrian bridge will appear in the capital, which will connect the arrow of Baltschug Island with Repinsky Square. This was announced by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin in his blog.

The 170 m long and 5.4 m wide structure is spanned by a Small Stone Bridge over a Drainage channel. The structure will be made in a gray-white color scheme using special acrylic paint and yacht varnish to protect it from weather conditions.

The project provides for four descents to the embankment, two of them with a slope for the convenience of low—mobility residents and parents with strollers. In the evening, the pillars and spans of the bridge will be decorated with spectacular white and blue lighting, Sobyanin noted.

The mayor expressed confidence that "the elegant structure will become an ornament of the Drainage Canal" and a popular place for walks and meetings.

Earlier, a pedestrian bridge was opened connecting the Baltschuga arrow with the Crimean embankment. The island has become part of one of the most picturesque walking routes along the Moskva River with a total length of about 8 km: from the House of Culture "GES-2" through the Crimean embankment and Gorky Park to Vorobyovy Gory.