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The amount of funding for railway approaches to the Crimean bridge may increase due to poor preparation of the project. Law enforcement agencies will check the design company on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak
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The project for the construction of railway approaches to the Kerch bridge from the Crimea, which was developed by Lenpromtransproekt, required improvement, Kommersant sources said and confirmed a RBC source.
“Construction work on the railway approaches to the Crimean bridge (from the side of the peninsula) is difficult due to “poorly carried out” general designer- "Lenpromtransproekt" - engineering and geological surveys and prepared project documentation, "a source familiar with the materials of the meeting, which was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak in Simferopol, told RBC last week. According to the source, this data was presented by Deputy Minister of Transport Yevgeny Dietrich, who estimated the need for additional funding at 2.9 billion rubles.
RBC's source says that, according to Dietrich, according to the conclusion of independent expert organizations, a revision of the technical solutions adopted in the project is required with repeated engineering and geological surveys and redesign. Discrepancies were identified for the following projects: a railway bridge across the right tributary of the Melek-Chesme River, a railway overpass across the Northern bypass road of the city of Kerch, a railway overpass at 14 km of the Kerch-Arshintsevo line. (all these objects are located on the peninsula).
"About the quality problem design work we know from the approaches to the bridge. This problem was discussed, among other things, at a meeting in Crimea. It is possible to adjust the project, ”Kozak’s office told RBC.
According to his representative, some of the work was of inadequate quality and there are questions to the design organization. Law enforcement agencies on behalf of Kozak will check the project organization, he said
The Deputy Prime Minister's representative noted that before the finalization of project documentation, it is premature to talk about changing the cost of approaches to ports.
A representative of the Ministry of Transport told RBC: "The technical solutions for the project of railway approaches to the Crimean bridge from the Crimea will be specified to ensure the proper level of its implementation."
“The need for adjustments was caused by poor-quality engineering surveys carried out in 2015 by one of the subcontractors of the Lenpromtransproekt company,” he says.
According to the interlocutor, the builders, having started in 2017 preparations for construction and installation work on Kerch Peninsula, found out that the actual geology of the area does not correspond to that identified in the process of engineering and geological surveys and approved by the designers.
Roszheldor (the state customer of the project) has already sent an appeal to the prosecutor's office to conduct an inspection on the fact of poor-quality engineering surveys and take measures, ”says a representative of the Ministry of Transport. According to him, the construction general contractor Stroygazmontazh (STG) conducted repeated engineering surveys and began to refine the technical solutions.
The construction of railway approaches from the side of the peninsula is carried out by Arkady Rotenberg's Stroygazmontazh, which is also building the bridge itself, worth 223.1 billion rubles.
A representative of the general contractor told RBC that all work would be completed on time.
A representative of Lenpromtransproekt told RBC that the company had indeed developed project documentation for the facility and received a positive opinion from Glavgosexpertiza in June 2016. “Positive conclusions both on the technical and price audit, and on the technical and budgetary part of the project indicate that all the work was carried out by Lenpromtransproekt with high quality,” says a representative of the project company.
According to the interlocutor, engineering and geological surveys were carried out by the subcontractor Krymsetenergoproekt, design decisions were made on the basis of his data. At the beginning of construction, it turned out that the properties of the soil differ from the indicators that were in the materials of Krymsetenergoproekt. “The soil is partially unsuitable for embankment construction, but it can be used by stabilizing, which requires additional time,” he says. Lenpromtransproekt has already filed a lawsuit against the subcontractor. As a result, Lenpromtransproekt, at its own expense, has already re-conducted all the necessary studies and is waiting for the Glavgosekpertiza to pass in the near future.
RBC sent a request to Krymsetenergoproekt.
A representative of the Crimean Railway confirmed to RBC that the project documentation provided by Lenpromtransproekt "has a number of shortcomings and errors." "Currently, the Crimean Railway is working to resolve the current situation,” he said.
The cost of work on railway approaches is 16.95 billion rubles. According to the project, the length of the railway approach will be 18 km, it will adjoin the single-track section Kerch - Dzhankoy. The projected cargo traffic is 13.5 million tons per year, passenger traffic is 14.4 million people. The construction of 40 buildings, 29 artificial structures and one tunnel, reconstruction of the Bagerovo station, construction of the park of the Kerch-Yuzhnaya station, the base for the deployment of fire and recovery trains. Rail traffic should be launched a year later than road traffic - in December 2019.
As the head of the Ministry of Transport Maxim Sokolov stated earlier, the price will be limited by the limit of project documentation.
Five transport interchanges will be built on the access road to the bridge across the Kerch Strait in the territory Krasnodar Territory. Together with the new highway, they will significantly relieve the road network of the Taman Peninsula and divert transit traffic from settlements.
The transport corridor will work in full force after the commissioning of the Kerch bridge. From now on, the way to the Crimean Federal District through the Taman Peninsula and the Kerch Strait can be covered in less than one hour.
1st road junction will connect the new highway with the existing M-25 highway, which will change the main direction of traffic towards the Crimea. Thus, it is the new highway that will become federal, and the road in the direction of the Kavkaz port will go through interchange exits.
2nd interchange with the regional highway Sennaya - Vyshestebliyevskaya at the sixth kilometer of the access road will ensure continuous traffic over the existing railway tracks.
3rd interchange at the intersection with the road Taman - Veselovka at the 27th kilometer - projected the road will pass under the overpass, where 2 spaced exits will allow traffic flows to move in all directions.
4th interchange will be erected at the 34th kilometer, where the Taman-Volna road will cross the highway at the upper level, and 2 exits to settlements will be arranged for motorists.
5th transport interchange with a promising area seaport"Taman" at the 39th kilometer will be the largest and most complex. Its configuration will be determined by the proximity of the projected railway - the railway part of the Kerch Bridge, as well as the need to provide road communication between the village of Taman and Rybkolkhoz.
Comfortable and safe traffic along the entire length of the new access road will be provided by barrier fences and modern road lighting. On both sides of the road, rest areas for drivers and passengers will be landscaped, as well as automatic complexes for weight and dimensional control. Variable information boards will notify drivers in advance about the traffic situation.
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An important factor influencing the construction of the route to the bridge across the Kerch Strait is the preservation of unique archaeological sites, which are so rich in the Taman Peninsula. To this end, the designers changed the planned position of the route, which will make it possible to bypass most of the historically important territories. A full range of security and rescue excavations will be carried out without fail, the discovered artifacts will replenish major museums countries.
Recall that the 21st international exhibition on cargo transportation, transport and logistics TransRussia was held in Moscow. At the exhibition, which was held from April 19 to 22 in Moscow, the Crimean Ministry of Transport with the participation of Lenpromtransproekt CJSC presented a video on the construction of railway approaches to the transport crossing through the Kerch Strait from Crimea.
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CJSC "Lenpromtransproekt" performs engineering surveys and development of design estimates for the construction of railway approaches in the Republic of Crimea to the transport crossing through the Kerch Strait . The purpose of the design is to ensure the connection of the existing railway network of the Crimean Peninsula with the bridge across the Kerch Strait. The section of the new railway line will run along the northeastern part of the peninsula, from the Kerch Strait to the Bagerovo station. The approaches being designed are a double-track railway line with a length of 17 kilometers with the possibility of subsequent electrification.
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The new 4-lane route of category 1B will run from the existing highway A-290 (M-25) Novorossiysk - Kerch Strait through the entire peninsula to the Tuzla Spit. Its length will be forty kilometers, and the estimated speed - 120 km / h. In the future, by 2034, the intensity of traffic in both directions along this road will be at least 36,000 vehicles per day. At the moment, the main route along which the ferry is used transport connection between Crimean peninsula and mainland Russian Federation, is a 2-lane section of the M-25 road.
P.S. Construction of approaches to the bridge across the Kerch Strait February 2017:
interchange on A-290 0:00;
finished section of highway A-290 - Sennoy-Vyshesteblievskaya 1:20;
overpass over the railway line Sennaya-Vyshesteblievskaya 2:06;
interchange at the intersection of the highway and the Sennoy-Vyshesteblievskaya road 2:20;
construction of approaches in the area of Art. Taman 6:55.
Construction of an auto-approach to the bridge across the Kerch Strait near the Tuzla Spit, October 2017:
Construction of an auto-approach to the bridge across the Kerch Strait near the Tuzla Spit, December 2017:
Construction of an auto-approach to the bridge across the Kerch Strait near the Tuzla Spit, April 2018:
The Crimean bridge became part of the transport system of the Crimea and Kuban. August 2018:
The upper structure of the railway track to the Crimean bridge from Taman is 80% ready. This was reported by the information center "Crimean Bridge".
“More than 80% of the upper structure of the railway track is ready, which will connect the Crimean bridge with transport system mainland Russia through Vyshesteblievskaya station. The double-track approach from the side of the Taman Peninsula is formed from factory-made sleeper-rail lashes up to 800 m long,” the information center said.
Railway workers lay sleepers and rails in a line on a prepared elastic surface (ballast layer of sand and crushed stone) and connect them together. “The railway line to the Crimea is being built in a seamless way. This is the so-called velvet track made of rail lashes. They are several times longer than the standard 25-meter rail. The longer the rails, the fewer joints between them, passing through which the wheels of the trains characteristically knock. On the velvet track, trains run smoothly and almost without noise. Such a road is more reliable, more durable and more convenient to operate,” said Vitaly Beshliu, head of the design department of FKU Rostransmodernizatsiya.
The project of modern railway infrastructure on Taman Peninsula is a steel highway with a linear length of almost 40 km. Construction and installation works are carried out simultaneously along the entire length of the route. On this moment along the main course, the construction of the subgrade and embankment was completed in full, the construction of the superstructure of the track is being completed. 130 turnouts were assembled, more than 2200 reinforced concrete poles and metal racks of the contact network were installed. The degree of readiness of artificial structures, including bridges and overpasses, is from 60 to 100%. The facility employs more than 1,000 engineers and workers and 110 pieces of equipment.
“Simultaneously with the road, the Taman-Passenger station is being built, through which trains of short-range and long distance and in the direction of the Crimea, and in the direction of the Krasnodar Territory and other regions. Residents of villages and settlements on the Taman Peninsula will have a more convenient way to travel anywhere in the country. To this end, a complex of buildings is being built, including a railway station for 50 people, passenger and luggage platforms, receiving and departure tracks and other facilities,” added Anatoly Vereshchaka, Deputy Head of Department, Project Manager of FKU Rostransmodernizatsiya.
On the other side, from the Crimean side, railway workers lead a double-track approach road 18 km long to the bridge across the Kerch Strait. It includes 27 artificial structures, including a bridge and 5 viaducts. 38 new buildings and the Kerch-Yuzhnaya station are being built in conjunction with the highway. The approach will connect the bridge with the railroads on the peninsula, which connect Kerch, Dzhankoy, Feodosia, Simferopol and other cities by rail.
“Approaches from the Crimea and Kuban will be put into operation together with the railway part of the Crimean bridge in 2019. Its capacity will be 47 pairs of passenger and freight trains per day in both directions,” said Leonid Ryzhenkin, Deputy Director General for Infrastructure Projects at Stroygazmontazh.
The Crimean Railways, which will put the bridge into operation in December 2019, has already prepared a preliminary train schedule for 2020. It is assumed that in the first year of operation between the Crimean peninsula and continental Russia, 29 pairs of trains per day will run, including 15 passenger, 10 freight and 4 commuter trains.
As Kommersant found out, the construction of railway approaches to the Crimean bridge ran into a problem, the project will have to be adjusted. One of the reasons is soil problems. This, according to preliminary estimates, will require the allocation of up to 3 billion rubles. from the budget.
As sources told Kommersant, during the implementation of the project for the construction of railway approaches to the Kerch bridge from the Crimea, problems arose with the soil used for the construction of the subgrade. The project was developed by the St. Petersburg Lenpromtransproekt commissioned by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Crimean Railway (KZhD), which was directly subordinate to the region, but, one of Kommersant’s interlocutors emphasizes, the document turned out to be “poorly prepared.” As a result, Roszheldor turned to the general contractor Stroygazmontazh (SGM) with a proposal to make an adjustment. The maximum cost of work to solve this problem reaches 2.9 billion rubles, the real amount and sources of funding "will be known later."
The Ministry of Transport confirmed to Kommersant that the need for repeated engineering surveys was caused by poor-quality performance of the work of Lenpromtransproekt JSC, in connection with which Roszheldor sent an appeal to the prosecutor's office. Repeated surveys, the Ministry of Transport added, will be carried out by Stroygazmontazh.
Lenpromtransproekt clarifies that the fault lies with the subcontractor. Rostislav Shkurko, CEO of the company, reminded Kommersant that the company received a positive conclusion from Glavgosexpertiza in June 2016, “all work was done with high quality, as evidenced by the positive conclusions both on the technical and price audit, and on the technical and cost estimate of the project.” Geological engineering surveys were subcontracted by Krymsetenergoproekt LLC, both on the railway approach and on the road, says the top manager. Based on the received drilling materials and laboratory tests, design solutions were developed, the construction time in accordance with the construction organization project was 29.7 months, however, the contract with Stroygazmontazh was concluded only in April 2017, notes Mr. Shkurko. At the beginning of construction, he explains, according to the results of control drilling, it was revealed that the actual properties of the soil differ from the survey materials carried out by Krymsetenergoproekt LLC and used for design. The soil is partially unsuitable for the construction of an embankment, it can be used by stabilization, which requires additional time, says the top manager. “Given the importance of the facility, social significance and construction time, it was decided to replace the soil, which requires at least 500 million rubles,” says Rostislav Shkurko, adding that there are no building materials in Crimea now and the question is being decided where to bring the soil from.
“As part of the fulfillment of warranty obligations, Lenpromtransproekt applied to Roszheldor in May and received permission to re-conduct geological surveys at its own expense. Today, geology has been re-done, all studies have been carried out, and a second Glavgosekpertiza should take place in the near future, ”the top manager notes. According to him, Roszheldor, KZhD and Lenpromtransproekt submitted materials to the Prosecutor General's Office, and the company also filed a lawsuit against Krymsetenergoproekt LLC.
2.9 billion rubles are connected not only with an error in the project on soils, additional funds are required in connection with changes in the project for electrification, signaling, transport security, etc., Mr. Shkurko concludes.
In "Stroygazmontazh" they say that at the same time, construction and installation work does not stop. “The company has developed and is implementing a mechanism of action that involves adjusting certain sections of the existing project, which will not affect the overall completion time for the project and the launch of traffic on the railway approaches to the bridge on time,” the company stressed, assuring that the additional amount of work will not will affect the timing of the construction of approaches to the bridge.
The head of Infoline-Analytics, Mikhail Burmistrov, notes that the choice of a subcontractor for earthworks was potentially small due to the limited number of companies operating in the Crimea. The company's mistake led not only to the risks of Lenpromtransproekt losing the contract, but also to possible legal costs, the expert believes. Taking into account the fact that it was decided to bring soil, the amount of 2.9 billion rubles. looks absolutely adequate, believes Mr. Burmistrov. According to him, if the situation drags on for another couple of months, there is a risk of delays. Perhaps, it is in connection with this that Roszheldor proposes to adjust the draft SGP on its own, Mikhail Burmistrov notes. If the situation drags on for another couple of months, there is a risk of shifting the deadlines, which is not beneficial to anyone, the expert emphasizes.
Representative of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak (in charge of Crimea) Ilya Dzhus noted that Mr. Kozak discussed the issue of the need to adjust project documentation on approaches, including at a meeting last week in Simferopol. Mr. Juice confirmed that there were serious complaints about the quality of the project documentation, and did not rule out that the designer's work on this project could arouse the interest of law enforcement agencies.
Adjustment of the project will not affect the deadlines for the delivery of railway approaches, the representative of the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
Final decisions on a possible adjustment of the cost of the construction of approaches can be made only after the finalization of the project documentation, Ilya Dzhus concluded. This will not affect the cost and timing of the delivery of the Crimean bridge itself.
A Kommersant source in KZhD said that they are not engaged in the construction of approaches to the Crimean bridge, but will take on their balance sheet the finished railway when it is built. “Therefore, these questions are not for the KZD. There is a customer - Stroygazmontazh. There is a designer - Lenpromtransproekt. Whether the project will rise in price, whether the deadlines for its implementation will be shifted - these are questions for them, ”said the interlocutor of Kommersant. The press service of the KZD “Kommersant” confirmed that the project documentation for the construction of railway approaches to the transport crossing through the Kerch Strait, provided by Lenpromtransproekt JSC, has a number of shortcomings and errors. FSUE "KZD" does not have information regarding the timing and changes in the cost of the construction of approaches. In the Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office, Kommersant has not yet received a response to an official request.
Anastasia Vedeneeva; Vadim Nikiforov, Simferopol
With the transport system of mainland Russia through the Vyshesteblievskaya station. The double-track approach from the side of the Taman Peninsula is formed from factory-made sleeper-rail lashes up to 800 m long. They are laid in a line on a prepared elastic surface (ballast layer of sand and crushed stone) and interconnected. This is reported by the Infocenter "". “The railway line to the Crimea is being built in a seamless way. This is the so-called velvet track made of rail lashes. They are several times longer than the standard 25-meter rail. The longer the rails, the fewer joints between them, passing through which the wheels of the trains characteristically knock. On the velvet track, trains run smoothly and almost without noise. Such a road is more reliable, more durable and more convenient to operate,” said Vitaly BESHLIU, head of the design department of FKU Rostransmodernizatsiya. The project of a modern railway infrastructure on the Taman Peninsula - a steel line with a linear length of almost 40 km - is being implemented as part of the development of transport and logistics capacities of the Azov-Black Sea basin, the creation of a new deep-water port. In 2014, the project also included a branch to the Crimean bridge. Read: Construction and installation work is carried out simultaneously along the entire length of the route. At the moment, along the main course, the construction of the subgrade and embankment has been completed in full, the construction of the superstructure of the track is being completed. 130 turnouts were assembled, more than 2200 reinforced concrete poles and metal racks of the contact network were installed. The degree of readiness of artificial structures, including bridges and overpasses, is from 60 to 100%. The facility employs more than 1,000 engineers and workers and 110 pieces of equipment. “Simultaneously with the road, the Taman-Passenger station is being built, through which short and long-distance trains will pass both towards the Crimea, and towards the Krasnodar Territory and other regions. Residents of villages and settlements on the Taman Peninsula will have a more convenient way to travel anywhere in the country. To this end, a complex of buildings is being built, including a railway station for 50 people, passenger and baggage platforms, receiving and departure tracks and other facilities,” said Anatoly VERESCHAKA, Deputy Head of Department, Project Manager at FKU Rostransmodernizatsiya. On the other side, from the Crimean side, railway workers lead a double-track approach road 18 km long to the bridge across the Kerch Strait. It includes 27 artificial structures, including a bridge and 5 viaducts. 38 new buildings and the Yuzhnaya station are being built in the complex with the highway. The approach will connect the bridge with the railroads on the peninsula, which connect rail communications with Dzhankoy, Feodosia, Simferopol and other cities. Read: “The approaches from the Crimea and Kuban will be put into operation together with the railway part of the Crimean bridge in 2019. Its capacity will be 47 pairs of passenger and freight trains per day in both directions,” said Leonid RYZHENKIN, Deputy General Director for Infrastructure Projects at STROYGAZMONTAZH. The Crimean Railways, which will put the bridge into operation in December 2019, has already prepared a preliminary train schedule for 2020. It is assumed that in the first year of operation between the Crimean peninsula and continental Russia, 29 pairs of trains per day will run, including 15 passenger, 10 freight and 4 commuter trains.