Published on: 2026-09-18
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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On several streets in the city center, vehicle traffic will be temporarily restricted on September 18 and 19. This is due to the Moscow Motofestival being held.
On September 18 from 15:00 to 23:59 and on September 19 from 20:00 to 23:59, one lane in each direction will be closed on Akademik Sakharov Avenue (from Sadovaya-Spasskaya Street to Masha Poryvaeva Street) and on Masha Poryvaeva Street (from Akademik Sakharov Avenue to Kalanchevskaya Street). Additionally, parking is prohibited in these sections until 23:59 on September 19.
On September 19th, from 00:01 until 20:00, it will be impossible to drive through sections of Akademik Sakharov Avenue (from Sadovaya-Spasskaya Street to Chistoprudny Boulevard and from Sadovaya-Spasskaya Street to Masha Poryvaeva Street), as well as Masha Poryvaeva Street (from Akademik Sakharov Avenue to Kalanchevskaya Street).
On the same day, starting at 12:00, traffic on the outer side of the Garden Ring will be restricted. Sections will be opened to cars as the motorcycle column passes.
During the movement of the motorcycle convoy, it will not be possible to approach certain city facilities from the Garden Ring side. These include the Atrium shopping and entertainment complex, the Paveletskaya Plaza shopping and entertainment center, the Smolensky Passage shopping center, Gorky Park, the Muzeon Art Park, the Moscow Academic Satire Theater, the State Academic Central Puppet Theater named after S.V. Obraztsov, the State Academic Mossovet Theater, the P.I. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Moscow International House of Music, Kursky and Paveletsky railway stations, the Research Institute of Emergency Care named after N.V. Sklifosovsky, the N.F. Filatov Children’s City Clinical Hospital, and the Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases.
Drivers are asked to plan their routes in advance and choose alternative paths, and to use the metro for trips to the city center. Detailed information about the restrictions can be found on the official website Traffic Management Center.
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