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How public transport will change in Kostroma and Yaroslavl KXan 36 Daily News

Date: March 28, 2024 Time: 14:54:18

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For example, in Yaroslavl on January 17, passengers caught on video the broken floor of a route 57 bus, where, as traffic cops later established, “an unsecured floor panel in the area of ​​​​the arch of the The rear wheel was moving while driving.” The inspection of the technical condition of the buses produced on the line by the State Traffic Inspectorate the next day revealed 10 cars with technical faults and eight that failed the inspection. The consequence of this it was not only the administrative cases initiated, but also the close attention of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, and its first person The regional investigative department said that the chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin ordered to conduct an audit on information about the provision of passenger transport services in Yaroslavl that do not meet safety requirements.

Yaroslavl residents, who daily face the consequences of the recent stupid transport reform, are skeptical of all innovations in the field of passenger transport, but certainly agree that reform is needed. Recall that in 2021 changes were made to the route network of the regional center, in particular, duplication was eliminated and some through bus routes, thanks to which people on the same transport, without transfers, traveled from one district of city ​​to another. The changes were accompanied by a partial change of carriers, most of which at the time had expired permits.

The winners of the new contest were seven transport companies, including those from other cities. Yaroslavl carriers who are not included in this list were left without work, subcontracted to more successful colleagues, or went to work in other regions. And for some reason, the newcomers who won the competitions did not have enough buses and drivers. The city authorities were forced to admit that at least 50-60 buses were missing from the routes every day. That is, people began to get stuck at bus stops, from which they had been leaving for quite some time without any problems.

The degree of popular indignation was so great that Mikhail Evraev, who headed the Yaroslavl region in the fall of 2021, joined in solving this problem, saying that the responsible specialists of the Yaroslavl mayor’s office made “serious errors of calculation” when planning transportation reform. Then, at the invitation of the regional authorities, several other carriers from other cities came to Yaroslavl for work. It is true that the state of its buses amazed the townspeople, who, before the notorious reform, were accustomed to traveling by generally good transport (for example, a bus with a hole in the floor in the video is owned by a company from San Petersburg) . But, as the governor explained, at that time “there were no buses, no drivers, they invited everyone they wanted.”

It is necessary to help the river – to carry out activities for artificial cleaning of the bottom, at least in the main channel of the Volga.

assembly line bus

However, in a couple of months, Mikhail Evraev assured, the situation will begin to change dramatically. That is, the transition period “between reforms” ends: from January 1, 2023, the authority to organize regular passenger transport in Yaroslavl and the Yaroslavl region was transferred from the local level to the regional, state institution ” Transport Organizer of the Yaroslavl Region” was created with a single control center for all public transport and announced new tenders for the selection of carriers. In addition, the investment volumes are fantastic: urban and suburban routes are grouped into 33 lots, the total amount of gross contracts is 58 billion rubles for seven years (contracts will be concluded for such a period).

– Already this year we will spend more than five billion rubles on public transport in addition to what we usually spend. Next year, these expenses will amount to about seven to nine billion, – explained the head of the region.

The money will be used to “ensure the volume of traffic”, but the buses themselves, which will be of large, medium and small classes, are the concern of the carriers themselves. The main thing is that plants must be able to guarantee the required volume of supplies in conditions of difficult sanctions. “To date all issues have been discussed, last year we made serious preparations,” said the governor.

One of the requirements for competition participants is that they have cars no older than one year and an environmental class of at least Euro-5. At the first stage, the authorities plan to replace all buses in Yaroslavl and the Yaroslavl region, and then gradually scale the project to the entire territory of the region. Citizens are promised that the route network and all existing transport links will be preserved, and adjustments will be made only on individual routes at the request of passengers. At the same time, there will be less high-capacity transport, according to the municipal route register recently published on the regional deptrans website. However, the relevant department ensures that this will not affect the quality.

By the way, under a gross contract and using new buses of the Volgabus-4298 middle class with symbols of Yaroslavl on the sides, the pilot route No. 176 Yaroslavl – Shchedrino has been operating in the city for half a year. In the regional department, the experiment was recognized as successful, although many passengers find these buses uncomfortable. But the route, on which seven cars a day leave, is really clear.

– We are starting a serious project this year. There will be a replacement of all transport in Yaroslavl and the Yaroslavl region from April 1 to the end of May. The carriers that won the contest will have to bring a new transport that meets all the requirements to the routes: low-floor buses designed in the same style, with cameras, electronic scoreboards and modern payment systems. What is bad transport, we must forget, – said Mikhail Evraev.

three decisive minutes

In Kostroma, the transition to a new transport service system is scheduled for July 1, 2023. Here, too, long-term gross contracts of seven years will be signed with the winners of the competitions, which provide for increased requirements for the transportation of passengers. Another task is the replacement of the old rolling stock with new large and medium capacity buses. Therefore, only those carriers that have vehicles no older than two years may enter into contracts.

In addition, buses must be equipped with ERA GLONASS satellite radio navigation devices, video surveillance systems, tachographs, panic buttons, cabin information screens, voice autoinformers, electronic flight indicators, as well as stationary validators at each door for non-refundable fare. monetary. I pay. Passenger counting sensors must also be installed in the passenger compartments at each door.

At the public hearings on transport reform held in November 2022, the authorities announced their intention to put more than 100 new high-capacity buses on the line and, furthermore, to modernize the rest of the fleet by changing transport to one more spacious – in total more than 280 buses.

I confess that some Kostroma innovations (optimization of the route network, consolidation of redundant lines, the appearance of a 30-minute interval for a free transfer from one transport to another) are very reminiscent of the points of the unsuccessful Yaroslavl transport reform in 2021. , however, in Kostroma, everything is initially actively discussed with the population, which means that you can hope that all possible jambs will be fixed before the start of work in a new way. In addition, raw contracts, which, according to the city administration, will contain the requirement that deviations from the schedule be more than three minutes impermissible, are also a good guarantee of order on the routes.

– Not a single microdistrict of the city will be left without public transport. This is the main task of the reforms being introduced, – assured the townspeople at a public hearing, the head of the department of urban passenger transport Sergei Budko. – Naturally, normal intervals will be provided on all routes. Because by replacing the rolling stock we will achieve a stable operation of the buses that do not have to be repaired every day.

How about the neighbors?

In Vladimir, the work of public transport, mercilessly criticized by the population, the authorities also intend to take closely. On January 18, the governor of the region, Alexander Avdeev, announced on social networks that he had given instructions to develop a draft transport strategy for Vladimir, that is, to propose concrete steps to solve the urgent problem, taking into account a In-depth analysis of the current market. situation and comparison with neighboring regions.

– It is impossible to delay – I propose to purchase 100 units of equipment for the fleet of the state carrier this year. I asked the city hall to send employees to production in the next few days to reserve this number of cars. The transportation problem is acute in other regions as well, the demand for high-quality and inexpensive buses and trolleybuses is high. We can’t be left with nothing! – the head of the region rightly remarked.

According to him, about 1.5 billion rubles will be required for the renewal and replacement of rolling stock over the next three years. What it will be: direct budget financing, loan or infrastructure budget lease, has not yet been decided, but the head of the region assured that “in any case, the regional budget will act in conjunction with the city.” And once the tensions are removed, the fleet will be able to replenish itself as it wears out with the help of tariff regulation, which provides for an investment component.

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