Euro 2012 news

The authorities of Kyiv are confident that will have time to prepare all infrastructure. In preparation for football championship, the biggest role pays Kiev hotels. And not surprising, as during the Euro city expects a huge number of tourists.

- Poses a great challenge - to prepare a 7300 rooms in 5 and 4 star hotels - noted Kyiv acting Mayor Oleksandr Popov. - Today we can say that with this assignment, we can handle. We will have approximately 9-9,2 thousand rooms. So the task UEFA will be fulfilled.

This city will only benefit in this case, this infrastructure will be used extensively in the further development of tourist business.

Behind hotel fund, much attention is paid to the development of road network, especially in the city center. So, on assurances "Kievavtodor" for Euro-2012 in 1,5-km zone NSK "Olympic" will be completely replaced by the road surface.

- We have already identified a list of streets in the 1.5-kilometer zone that must be repaired. These works will be sent to 30 million UAH. In addition to the reconstruction of Gorky Street, the cost of the project - 131 million UAH., - Said George Glinsky, director of "Kievavtodor".

Yet to be completed and many long-term construction, which should have been put into operation another two or three years ago.

- There is no doubt that by the end of this year will be commissioned by such major projects as the Moscow area, three new subway stations on "Teremki, high-speed tram, overpass Podolsko-Resurrection of the bridge and the introduction of two-way traffic on the Havana Bridge, - said Anatoliy Holubchenko , Deputy Mayor Kiev on Transport.

But at the same time, according to the official, in yellow and red risk are other important objects of capital construction. In particular, the construction Zhulyans'ka overpass, where the issue remains unresolved resettlement 28 families from the built-up area. At the level of completion of the design is the construction of road from Ave. Krasnozvezdniy to the airport "Kiev", the reconstruction Ave. Victory Str. Gorky Str. Bazhana. Money for the implementation of these works have already been allocated. Planning authorities to accelerate the construction of the international terminal at the airport "Kiev" and the allocation land under construction of 13 parking lots.

In turn, city carriers are working on upgrading the rolling stock of passenger transport. SOE Kyivpastrans intends to purchase 300 modern trolleybuses and buses, which will be equipped with air conditioning.