B. Sagintayev: Safe and comfortable street infrastructure of Almaty is created according to the Vision Zero principle
Akim of the megapolis Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, spoke about measures to ensure road safety and create an accessible and comfortable environment for all road users during a live broadcast on the "Almaty" TV channel.
This year, in order to ensure the safety of pedestrians, changes to the traffic organization scheme at the intersection of Dostyk ave. Satpayev and Seifullin ave. - Satpayev St. are planned to be made by arranging security islands. Moreover, 2,000 road bollards along the city's cycle lanes are planned to be installed.
According to the city akim, the goal is to radically reduce the number of accidents on the roads of the city and ensure zero tolerance for traffic violations. To achieve a zero level of deaths and injuries on the roads, an Action Plan has been developed until 2023. Also, taking into account international experience, the Vision Zero Almaty program is being implemented, aimed at reducing the number of road accidents, the number of injured and killed in road accidents.
B. Sagintayev emphasized that the effective organization of traffic, ensuring traffic safety is a prerequisite for the well-being of citizens, the comfort and safety of their lives.
The city will strive to create safe, accessible and comfortable street infrastructure, as well as to raise awareness among Almaty residents about the measures being taken to improve road safety.
To date, the city has equipped 14 traffic light objects with adaptive control, installed and replaced more than 4.8 thousand road signs, applied more than 270 thousand square meters of road marking lines on 88 streets.
This year, it is planned to build 70 regulated and unregulated pedestrian crossings, including various bridges and 3D crossings, as well as the installation of 40 traffic light objects. More than 3 thousand road signs will also be installed and replaced. According to experts, the measures taken together will reduce the number of accidents by 50%.
In accordance with the Vision Zero principle, in addition to the construction of pedestrian and bicycle paths, tunnels, it is planned to use solutions to improve the safety of the most vulnerable road users. Pedestrians will be given priority in the area of safety, in particular by reducing the speed of vehicles.
In Almaty, within the framework of this program, artificial irregularities in front of schools have already been equipped, 15 traffic light objects have been built, 115 new unregulated pedestrian crossings have been equipped, bollards have been installed separating cycle paths.