Overview

• The route will feature 239 bridges and viaducts totaling 180 kilometers, including a 14‑kilometer viaduct near Saint Petersburg with 32‑meter, 700‑ton beams for crossings.
• Geotechnical challenges on weak, boggy soils will be addressed by installing more than 1 million piles with a combined length of about 12,000 kilometers.
• An on‑route industrial base is taking shape with two robotized slab plants in Novgorod and Tver planned to start in 2026, plus 14 pile factories and 10 bridge‑component yards.
• Over 7,000 workers and 3,000 machines are mobilized to build access roads, relocate utilities, and establish camps sized for up to 20,000 specialists.
• Transport leaders said works are on or ahead of timetable, with active construction on stage seven in the Moscow region under a unified digital monitoring system.