Omsk Metro

Omsk Metro is an unfinished system of metro lines in Omsk.

History

Construction began in 1992.

According to the plans: commissioning - 2008, then in 2015 and 2016 (as a gift for the 300th anniversary of the city). But due to problems with financing and low transport efficiency of the metro launch line in February 2014, the government of the Omsk region announced a desire to connect the built underground facilities with ground rail transport, but later announced that the construction of the metro would continue.

The construction of the metro in Omsk should be finally mothballed due to the lack of funds for the implementation of the project. This was announced in December 2017 and. about. Head of the region Alexander Burkov, writes Interfax.

"Stop making the whole world laugh with the shortest subway scheme. Work on the dug pits should be completed, the fences removed, ground traffic of urban transport launched, "Burkov said emotionally

In 2017, only one object of the Omsk metro was completed - the Pushkin Library station. Currently, according to a number of media reports, two more stations are formally being built in an open way. However, real work is not being carried out, only excavated pits.

"We must not allow soils to slide within the building boundaries. This circumstance is decisive, so in 2018 we will spend about 800 million rubles. on work to close the vaults of two stations and preserve the facility, "- announced and. about. Governor of the region. According to Interfax, Rostekhnadzor urgently requires mothballing construction

What to do with the unfinished metro will be decided later, Burkov said. Scientists and the townspeople themselves will be involved in this.

In May 2018, the Ministry of Transport of Russia opposed the decision of the authorities of the Omsk region to mothball the construction of the metro in Omsk due to the lack of money to complete the project. The department stated its position in a comment to RBC.

"Given the high degree of construction readiness of metro facilities, as well as the fact that the obligations of the Russian Federation to co-finance the project have been fully fulfilled, the government of the Omsk region, in order to prevent the ineffective use of federal budget funds, was recommended, if necessary, to make changes to design decisions on metro facilities, allocating construction stages possible for completion, and put these facilities into operation," the Ministry of Transport said in a statement. It is possible that against this background, the decision to preserve the facility will result in the initiation of criminal cases against the regional authorities, RBC notes.

One of the three unfinished metro sections in Omsk will be completely flooded with cement-sand mortar. This decision was made in May 2019 in the government of the Omsk region, writes the local Internet portal "NGS55." It is due to the limited financial capabilities of the regional budget: in this case, funds will not have to be allocated for the maintenance of the mothballed facility.

It was decided to mothball two other unfinished sections of the subway with the possibility of further construction or reconstruction (for example, for the needs of a light rail). This is the Pushkin Library station with access tunnels, as well as part of the metro route with the Zarechnaya and Kristall stations. The previously started structures will be completed here, and then they will be equipped with ventilation, electric lighting and drainage systems.

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