Published on: 2026-05-13
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
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41 lifting platform will be installed in the North-Eastern Administrative Okrug (SVAO) this year. They will be mounted at the entrances of apartment buildings where wheelchair users live, in accordance with the applications previously submitted by them.
Specialists have already begun work on the installation and connection of 11 platforms, including eight inclined and three vertical. After inspection and design, lifts for low-mobility citizens are planned to be installed in 30 more entrances.
“Nine platforms will be installed this year in Otradnoye, six in Bibirevo and Southern Medvedkovo, five in Lianozovo, four in the Maryina Roshcha area, three each in Alekseyevsky, Babushkinsky, and Yaroslavsky districts, and one each in Losinoostrovsky and Severny Medvedkovo,” he said.
Evgeny Adamov, deputy head of the capital repair Department.
Installation of a lifting platform in the entrance significantly changes the everyday life of a person forced to spend a lot of time in an apartment. They gain the ability to independently go outside, meet with friends, work, and attend various events. Moreover, lifts also ease life for families with disabled children. Trips to the doctor, school, or for walks become more accessible when parents do not have to lift a heavy stroller up the stairs.
An application for platform installation can be submitted on the mos.ru portal or on the websiteDepartment of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the City of Moscowin the section“Internet reception”. For this, a permanent registration in Moscow and a medical recommendation regarding the use of a wheelchair are required. According to the current Housing Code of the Russian Federation, for the installation of a lifting platform at the entrance, it is not necessary to hold a meeting or obtain a decision from the owners of premises in an apartment building.
Technical possibility of platform installation is determined by interdepartmental commissions created in each district of the capital. After this, the design stage begins, during which the type of platform is determined considering existing GOSTs, regulations, construction norms, and rules. Projects are mandatorily subject to state expertise, confirming the correctness of the technical decisions made.
In entrances with spacious halls, vertical lifting platforms are most often installed, which are considered more convenient to use. They resemble mini-elevators and allow you to rise to a height of up to four meters. If there is not enough space or if the free space is occupied, for example, by a concierge room or stroller storage, an inclined-type lift is installed. Such a structure is mounted on the wall parallel to the stairs, is compact, and does not disturb neighbors. In addition, platforms of this type are intended for staircases with complex configurations.
When installing lifting platforms, other works are carried out to create a barrier-free environment for low-mobility groups of the population — these are ramps and handrails at the entrance in the entrance hall, as well as doors with closers that a disabled person can open remotely. If there is a technical possibility, an additional entrance is made in the entrance hall, to which the ramp leads. In addition, visual and dispatcher control systems are installed. This not only ensures the safety of lowering and lifting a person in a wheelchair but also prevents the platform from being used improperly.
From 2011 to 2025 in all 12 districts of the capitalDepartment of Capital Repairs of the City of MoscowInstalled 2488 lifting platforms for wheelchair users.
In 2025, 360 elevators were installed in residential buildings for citizens with limited mobility
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