A new section of the M-12 highway from Moscow to Arzamas will be opened on September 8, 2023

On September 8, 2023, it is planned to open a new section of the M-12 highway from Moscow to Arzamas. We tell you what the fare will be

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The new section of the M-12 highway under construction from Moscow to Arzamas is expected to be opened on September 8, 2023. 415 km of highway on this segment connects four regions of Moscow, Moscow, Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod regions. Traffic has been moving along 107 km since 2022, this time another 308 km will be added to them. We tell you what kind of track it is.

General information about the M-12 highway

The M-12 high-speed highway «East» is part of the international transport route Europe — Western China. The length of the route is more than 800 km. The highway M-12 Moscow  — Kazan passes through the territory of the Moscow, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod regions, the Chuvash Republic and the Republic of Tatarstan.

In 2015, the heads of Russia and China signed a cooperation agreement to create the Silk Road Economic Belt, which includes transport links. On July 10, 2020, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the start of construction of the M-12. In particular, he announced the construction of three unique bridges: a cable-stayed bridge across the Oka, a monolithic bridge across the Sura and a three-kilometer bridge across the Volga.

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The total length of the highway is 811 km, of which 47.52 km are toll sections. The permitted speed is up to 110 km/h, but, according to Deputy Prime Minister of the government Marat Khusnullin, in some areas it is possible to increase the speed to 120 km/h 140 km/h.

Thanks to this highway, the journey from Moscow to Kazan will take 6.5 hours. Previously, the travel time exceeded 12 hours due to the heavy congestion of the current federal highway M-7, as well as numerous intersections and traffic lights. It will be possible to get from Moscow to Vladimir in two hours instead of the usual four.

Diagram of the M-12 highway on the map

Diagram of the M-12 highway (Photo: GC “Russian Highways”)

The highway starts in Moscow from the MKAD (at the intersection with the North-Eastern Chord), and then passes through Noginsk, Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Vladimir, Arzamas, Kanash and ends in the village of Shali near Kazan. The road will pass away from such major cities as Nizhny Novgorod and Cheboksary, but they will be provided with access to the expressway. Also, a new bridge across the Volga will be built south of Kazan.

The zero stage of the M-12 highway will pass through the territory of the Moscow Region: from the Moscow high-speed diameter with the intersection of the Central Ring Road to the interchange with the A-108 highway “Moscow Big Ring» (Photo: GC “Russian Highways”)

Opening of the M-12 highway

Open areas:

• Section from the A-113 Central Ring Road (Noginsk) to the A-108 road (Orekhovo-Zuyevo)With a length of 23 km, it was opened on September 8, 2022.

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• The section from the intersection of the road M-7 «Volga » to the intersection with the federal highway R-132 «Golden Ring ». The length of the section is 26.1 km, it has become part of the paid backup of the Southern Bypass of the city of Vladimir.

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A section in the Vladimir region from the intersection of the M-12 and M-7 highways (114th km) to the village of Stolbishchi Sobinsky district with a length of 58.2 km. Traffic on it was opened on December 13, 2022.

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New sections of M-12

The section from Moscow to Arzamas with a length of 308.3 km is planned to open on September 7, 2023.

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A section in the Nizhny Novgorod region from Arzamas to Sergach with a length of 107 km.

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• Section from Sergach to Kanash (Chuvash Republic), the length of which is 132 km.

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• Section from Kanash to Innopolis (Republic of Tatarstan) with a length of 82 km.

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• Section from the intersection with the highway of federal significance R-241 Kazan —Buinsk — Ulyanovsk to the intersection with the highway of regional significance Sorochye Gory — Shawls. Its length is 70 km.

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According to Khusnullin, the section of the highway from Arzamas to Kazan should open on December 20, 2023. However, after the start of traffic on the road, work on it will continue. The construction is planned to be fully completed by the end of 2024.

The fare on the M-12 highway

In August of this 2023, the state-owned company Avtodor presented prices for travel along the section from Moscow to Arzamas. For owners of passenger cars, the trip will cost 2821 rubles. But a trip from Moscow to Vladimir will cost almost twice as much as 1399 rubles.When traveling from Vladimir to Arzamas, you will have to pay 1,422 rubles.

You can go around Balashikha by car for 130 rubles. (Moscow — Electric coal), a trip from Moscow to the Central Ring Road will cost 389 rubles., and motorists will pay 585 rubles for driving on the toll highway from Moscow to Orekhovo-Zuyevo.

Representatives of the state-owned company noted that on the new sections of the highway, as well as on other roads, there is a loyalty program, according to which you can get a 15% discount.

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The track is equipped with a “Free Flow” system. Cars pass without slowing down under the road frames on which the equipment is placed. Cameras and sensors detect the presence of a transponder, the system automatically classifies cars and recognizes their license plates, as well as make and model. There are no barriers provided here.

The driver can pay for the toll sections in a convenient way for him:

• on the official website of Avtodor Toll Roads
• in the mobile application of Avtodor
• in the support and service centers of Avtodor
• via SberBank Online
• in terminals of Elecsnet
• via transponder;
• via USSD request *390#;
• in the personal account of the portal of public services (after the ruling on the offense).

If the car owner does not make the payment within five days after the trip, it will be considered an offense and threatens with penalties: 5 thousand rubles. for drivers of passenger cars and 5 thousand rubles. for trucks. However, for road users, the fine will be canceled if the motorist pays off the debt within 20 days from the date of delay.

You can read more about driving on toll roads here.

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