Stroyproekt Wins the Competition “Leader of Innovations in the Russian Road Sector 2017”

Institute Stroyproekt was announced the winner of the 6th All-Russia Competition “Leader of Innovations in the Russian Road Sector 2017” in nomination “Innovations in Design”.

The competition was organized by ASDOR non-commercial partnership together with the State Company Russian Highways.

The Western High Speed Diameter Project (WHSD) was awarded an Honorary Diploma for innovation solutions developed by Stroyproekt designers for launching double deck trusses of the bridge over the Sea Channel and its approach viaducts. In fact, the project involved a number of unique engineering and technological solutions, which have been never implemented before. 

The jury panel evaluated the following criteria of the projects presented in the contest: innovation level, quality, sustainability and environment friendliness.

Our congratulations to the whole team of Stroyproekt Engineering Group!

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Western High Speed Diameter (WHSD) Description WHSD is the first urban toll expressway in St. Petersburg, 46.6 km in length, which comprises a great number of complex engineering structures. The road links the southern and western city districts with the Ring Road, Vasilievsky Island in the center and the Scandinavia highway in the north, and has improved accessibility of the main transport hubs — Pulkovo Airport, the port of St. Petersburg and the Marine Façade passenger terminal. The new expressway has reduced travel times in some city areas by 50-70%. WHSD features the second and the third longest bridge structures in Russia — Southern mainline flyover with the bridges over the Sea Channel and Korabelny Fairway, 9378 m long, and Northern mainline flyover with the bridges over Petrovsky Fairway and Elagin Fairway, 8794 m long.