Dangerous Section on Omsk's 'Billion-Ruble Road' Causes Daily Crashes
Vehicles are crashing on a section of road that appears level but has hidden pavement defects.
A new accident hotspot has emerged on Omsk«s roads. It involves a section of Krupskaya Street near the intersection with 1st Yeniseyskaya on the Left Bank. Throughout this week, accidents have occurred there daily — mostly head-on collisions and vehicles running off the road. Information about this has appeared in »accident« public groups on the social network VKontakte and the messenger Telegram.
Cars are being thrown into the oncoming lane due to ruts in the road surface.
“At the intersection of 1st Yeniseyskaya and Krupskaya streets, past the traffic light, in the direction from 3rd Ostrovskaya to Krupskaya, there is a pavement defect in the form of a rut that can lead to accidents,” motorists report in the public group «Emergency Omsk».
As Omsk residents report, a rut has formed in the asphalt on this section, causing cars to be thrown into the oncoming lane or veer onto the shoulder. Therefore, drivers must pass through there at minimal speed and with extreme caution.
The reconstruction of Krupskaya and 3rd Ostrovskaya streets in 2020 was handled by the company Stroytrast, which is currently repairing the bridge near the Television Center. The cost of work on the roadway amounted to about a billion rubles (approximately $10 million at current rates), which is why the thoroughfare received the unofficial nickname «billion-ruble road». After a few years, a rut formed on the roadway, which now leads to accidents.
Earlier we reported on the most dangerous intersections in the city where accidents most often occur.
