Published on: 2026-08-27
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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In the capital, transport tunnels are being washed in preparation for City Day, which will be celebrated this year on September 5 and 6. Specialists have already started the work. urban utility complex. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Housing and Communal Services and Improvement Petr Biryukov.
“Extensive operations are planned to clean more than 100 transport tunnels, including major ones like the Northwestern, Lefortovo, Volokolamsky, and Gagarinsky, as well as the Novokutuzovsky tunnel complex. During the work, one extreme traffic lane will be sequentially closed,” said Petr Biryukov.
Tunnels are washed primarily at night—from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM. Tunnel washing machines with special brushes for wall cleaning and watering-washing equipment will be used in the work.
Using high-pressure machines and special solutions, specialists will clean the parapets and walls of engineering structures, drainage systems, and will put inspection and sewage wells of the drainage network in order.
In total, over two thousand objects will be cleaned in Moscow for City Day: bridges, tunnels, underground and above-ground pedestrian crossings, embankments, piers, fountains, and monuments.
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