Where does the M7 highway originate from? Highway M7 "Volga"
The M7 Volga federal highway is almost the only road leading to the east. There is also the M5 Ural highway, which connects with the M7 in Ufa, but all freight traffic between Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and Izhevsk falls on the old Vladimirka. It is constantly being reconstructed, the asphalt is being changed, bridges are being repaired, which further aggravates the “impassability” of the route.
M7. A little history
Within the boundaries of Moscow, “Vladimirka” is called the “Highway of Enthusiasts”, invented by the Bolshevik People’s Commissar of Education Lunacharsky. Before the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, along the Vladimirka there were stages of convicts sentenced to hard labor and exile in Siberia, among whom were “revolutionaries”. In memory of them, Lunacharsky proposed to rename the Siberian highway.
Permanent reconstruction is underway on Entuziastov Highway. The most difficult place is the intersections with Budyonny Avenue and Elektrodnaya Street. In the early morning of May 1, no problems were felt, but you can imagine what happens here on a weekday evening.
Balashikha - Noginsk. Traffic jams on the M7
We leave Moscow and find ourselves in a zone of “constant traffic jams”. The name “Balashikha” has long become a common noun in the mouths of drivers forced to go east. Even before entering Balashikha, the first problem awaits us - this is a left turn at Dzerzhinsky’s division. A new bridge is being built here across the Gorenka River near the Mazurin Ponds. Balashikha, with its numerous traffic lights, is undergoing permanent reconstruction. Overpasses are being built at the Saltykovsky intersection and the turn to Zhelezka Zheleznodorozhny. Life-affirming pictures with a free road were taken in the early morning of May 1. Further, no difficulties were noticed up to the border of the Moscow and Vladimir regions.
On the way back on May 8, we stood to our heart's content from Noginsk to Balashikha. The problems began on the Noginsk bypass and continued with a permanent traffic jam in Staraya and Novaya Kupavna, Obukhovo and further almost to Moscow.
M7 in the Vladimir region
The bridge over the Kirzhach River is being repaired here. The roadway has been narrowed to one lane in each direction. Large-scale traffic jams are possible, on weekdays due to trucks, and on weekends due to mass migrations of summer residents. The next “ambush” awaits the traveler beyond the Intercession. This is another repair of the bridge over the Topka River in the village with the euphonious name Omutishchi. From the point of view of traffic jams, the place is unpredictable. Usually the traffic in Omutishchi is light, but on a traffic jam on the evening of May 8, I took a detour. In general, the condition of the road surface is good, even in repair areas. Where they are not, driving along the M7 is simply pleasant. However, you should not relax. The next repair awaits you between Boldino and Lakinsk. For one and a half kilometers both lanes from Moscow are blocked. Major work is underway here to replace not only the asphalt, but also the sand and gravel cushion, because no one has touched this area since at least the 80s of the last century.
Lakinsk. Traffic jams on the M7
As soon as we rejoiced, our valiant road workers dug up the road again and dismantled another bridge over the Undolka River. The photos were taken on the third day of the May weekend. You can imagine what happens here on weekdays.
The following picture shows a traffic jam from Vladimir on May 8, 2017. It started before reaching Demidovo. After being stuck in traffic for about 20 minutes, I crawled to the turnoff and went to Stavrovo. During this time, it lengthened by a good kilometer.
"Beijing"
Further, the road is maintained in perfect order, including the Vladimir bypass. We took the southern bypass, and not the northern “Beijing” with heavy traffic and traffic lights. The popular name “Beijing” appeared soon after the war, when “Stalin and Mao listened to us...” The “Leader” ordered the construction of a road from Moscow to Beijing.
Actually, most of the route existed long before him, because the Trans-Siberian highway began to be built back in... 1905 and managed to reach Chita. Then the October revolution happened, as a result of which until the beginning of the 21st century highway there was simply no way to Vladivostok. “Beijing” is a bypass road around Noginsk, Vladimir and Vyazniki. It’s a pity that they didn’t have time to build around Balashikha - Mao quarreled with Khrushchev and friendship with China went apart.
On the way back, at the exit from the bypass, there was a sluggish traffic jam. Most likely it was caused by the sign (30) and the poor condition of the asphalt on the overpass. After the bridge over the Klyazma, the real highway begins. Unfortunately, the speed limit here is normal, so I don’t recommend flying low. The condition of the road surface is good, sometimes excellent. But after the Vladimir bypass, the M7 highway passes through villages. Observe the speed limit. Another repair on the M7 is located in the Tara River area. At the 266-268 km section, the asphalt on both sides of the highway is being changed. There are no traffic jams. In the Vyazniki area, cracks and holes appear on the asphalt, but they are not dangerous. Nevertheless, major renovations have been launched on the Vyaznikov bypass. For 9 km, traffic is carried out in one lane. Stripes to the side Nizhny Novgorod blocked. In the repair area, we came across a very unpleasant sign for the first time. Neither on May 1 nor on May 8 were there any difficulties in this area. The road infrastructure is quite developed. However, the further you get from Moscow, the fewer branded gas stations there are. In the Vladimir region, you most often come across “horns and hooves,” but it’s difficult to dry out: every 30-40 km there will definitely be Lukoil or Tatneft. In the photo there is a Lukoil gas station near Gorokhovets. There are cafes and other eateries in almost every village, motels are also found. The entrance to the Nizhny Novgorod region is marked by a chapel. All the way to Nizhny Novgorod there is an excellent four-lane highway without any narrowing or repairs.
Speed control on M7
It is on this section of the M7 that tripods are found in abundance. Most often they are placed outside populated areas. To the side of the road, behind the bushes, there is a civilian car with a guard monitoring the safety of the expensive equipment.
Here both the tripod and the car are included in the frame. Tripod separatelyMachine separately
After turning to Dzerzhinsk, we carefully follow the signs. We need to exit onto the Nizhny Novgorod bypass at the sign “Saransk. Kazan.” In the village of Lesnaya Polyana we turn right and take the bypass road. I’ll tell you about the section of the route from Nizhny Novgorod to Cheboksary in the next part -.
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The M7 highway starts in the east of Moscow from the intersection of the Moscow Ring Road and the Entuziastov Highway (distances are counted from the center of Moscow)
The direction is due east, so in the early morning the sun shines straight into your eyes
In the Moscow and part of the Vladimir regions, the route passes through the flat areas of the Meshchera lowland swamps. Fogs are common here. Sometimes visibility did not exceed 50 m.
Within the Moscow region, the road is quite straight in plan, except for 52 km, and has no steep longitudinal slopes, except for minor ones in river valleys and on overpasses.
The road abounds settlements and many traffic lights, especially if you remember Balashikha (creepy).
Icon. Holy Mother of God bless and save.
Masterpieces by the side of the road.
The road to Nizhny Novgorod is wide, with a fairly smooth surface. The speed of movement is high, warnings about encounters with animals appear. How the elk will jump out...
After Nizhny, the highway becomes narrower (in the sense of narrow), three-lane.
Picturesque places.
On the border of the Nizhny Novgorod region Anatolyevka and Lvovo with roadside trade. You can always buy apples and lightly salted cucumbers here.
From afar, the Vorotynets sign resembles the coat of arms of the USSR.
The construction of the highway is underway, but the volume is such that it remains to be regretted.
Chuvashia welcomes you with a tall stele with the proud inscription CHAVASH REPUBLIC
The M7 highway crosses significant rivers: the Klyazma river (you cross this river 5 times), the Oka river, the. Suru, b. Volga, r. Kamu. Bridges over water barriers have a load capacity of 60-80 tons. The picture shows the bridge over the Sura.
In Chuvashia, the roads are narrow, mostly two-lane. It is not easy to overtake such a convoy of trucks; their speed on slopes can be below 30 km/h. On one of the climbs, the driver was guarded by an uncoupled trailer; KAMAZ was unable to pull in the unbearable load. And we are all talking about traffic safety.
On hilly terrain, all descents are in one lane, and ascents are in two lanes. Only in these places can you overtake trucks relatively safely, however, cars are starting to jump out en masse into the overtaking lane, so the lottery continues.
Cheboksary. Turn right onto the bypass.
One of the few traffic light intersections. Turn to Novocheboksarsk.
Such compactions of movement are normal.
And this is an oncoming column of trucks. The trucks are huddled close to each other, but the cars still climb between them and wait for a gap so that they can immediately jump out and rush to overtake, followed by braking and searching for space between the trucks. Often this works, sometimes it doesn't...
The expanses of Chuvashia.
House in a village on the M7 highway.
The route runs through fields.
Mown wheat.
This is how Tataria greets us. On the road, the GAZ 69A looks invigorating. Good luck veteran.
In Tatarstan the roads have excellent coverage. Not wide, but the flow of cars here is noticeably less. And ahead is the high Volga bank.
Here comes the Volga.
Bridge over the Volga.
On the bypass around Kazan. This pump apparently pumps gasoline directly from the depths.
Sunny Tataria. At the High Mountain.
We broke up at . For a long time, transit travelers hardly used it, because it ended at the P158 highway leading to Saransk. Finally, in the fall of 2016, the third section of the bypass from P158 to the city of Kstovo was opened. Now you can drive along the M7 highway, bypassing the millionaire with its intense traffic and traffic jams.
M7 highway. Bypass of Nizhny Novgorod
In Lesnaya Polyana we turn right onto the Nizhny Novgorod bypass. The exit to the bypass was patched up in a hurry. At the end of the exit there are traffic cops on duty and stopping black cars :) My Volkswagen gray, so I drove past without hindrance. Green signs indicate that this is a motorway. However, in some places the quality of the surface insistently says otherwise. We pass the junction for Saranski, the road immediately levels out. This is the most new site Nizhny Novgorod bypass, open less than a year back. Unfortunately, the last section of the route has not yet been built. We have to turn onto Kstovo. A flat but rather narrow road leads there. We cross the Shelokshonka River along a new bridge and enter the Kstovo industrial zone. The Lukoil oil refinery operates nearby and there are often fuel trucks on the road. The new highway connects to the Kstovo bypass. At the roundabout we need to turn right. At the village of Sheloksha you can turn onto the local road and get onto the M7 right in the village of Rabotki, but we will leave such delights for the omniscient local residents and follow the sign for Kazan. The Nizhny Novgorod bypass ends after about 45 km and we get onto the M7 far beyond.
Highway M7 from Kstovo to Chuvashia
Perhaps this is the most difficult section of the Volga federal highway. Instead of a highway, our path goes along a narrow two-lane highway. Sometimes on climbs a third lane is added. The road is clearly designed for GAZ 51, in best case scenario- on a MAZ 500, and not on modern heavy Volvos.
The hilly terrain of the right bank of the Volga, dissected by deep valleys, adds long climbs, which sometimes lead to traffic jams.
A multi-kilometer “tail” near the village of Vetchak towards Nizhny Novgorod on May 1, 2017.The road is clearly congested. Transport is a continuous stream. But the surroundings are very picturesque. Pictures taken while driving from a car cannot convey the beauty of the places there. We drive into Lyskovo. There are numerous gas stations here, including Lukoil, tire shops and roadside shops. The condition of the road surface is not very good. The photo shows a rut pushed down by heavy trucks, but there are no obvious holes. The traffic is still heavy, but at least we are driving without traffic jams. Shortly before the border with Chuvashia, the M7 highway expands to 4 lanes, a bump stop and lights appear.
Highway M7 from the border of Chuvashia to Cheboksary
At the entrance to Chuvashia there are permanent traffic police checkpoints and numerous cameras. Perhaps this is the Rotenberg Platon system, which is unloved by truck drivers, but it is better to slow down. Soon after the border with Chuvashia, the M7 highway crosses the Sura River. The western bank of the river is flat, but the eastern bank is more than steep. We drive east along the old bridge. A disgusting, shaky section leads to it, covered in patches of old asphalt. Traffic on the bridge seems to be two-lane, but I didn’t dare overtake. Traffic towards Nizhny Novgorod goes along the new bridge. However, although the exit to it was completed, it was never opened. You have to drive down the old steep slope and make a sharp 90-degree turn to get onto the new bridge. This is very dangerous place, especially in the dark.
Beyond the Sura River, the M7 highway turns into a wonderful new highway. However, the fairy tale does not last long - 40 kilometers. Further towards Kazan there is the same narrow two-three-lane highway. The coverage in Chuvashia is perhaps the worst. At the entrance to the capital of the republic, the M7 highway again turns into a four-lane highway. The Cheboksary detour is not exciting. The road is narrow, with numerous traffic lights, and is not in the best condition. But everything is fine with the traffic cops.
Road P176 “Vyatka”
starts from the M7 highway outside Cheboksary and soon reaches the Cheboksary hydroelectric power station dam. Along it we cross the Volga in the direction of Yoshkar-Ola. At the entrance to the dam, formidable boards are installed prohibiting photography of the strategic object. Apparently the Chuvash KGB officers have no idea about Google Earth 🙂The dam itself has pretty decent asphalt laid, but the road going further along the northern dam is simply disgusting: cracks, patches, a lot of small holes. Shaking on this disgrace we enter the Republic of Mari El. The road levels out as if by magic. 80 kilometers of the Vyatka road left the most pleasant impressions. Smooth asphalt, clear markings, beautiful forest and almost complete absence of traffic. 50 kilometers from Yoshkar Ola, at the intersection with the road to Kazan, there is a huge roundabout. In the center of the circle there is a pine forest and a Lukoil gas station. We encountered something similar at Gryazovets when
The M7 federal highway is laid along the Volga River, which is why it got its name. The main part of the route (without access to the cities of Ivanovo and Perm) is divided into approximately three equal parts.Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod
Length 409 km
The busiest part of the route. It is believed that about 100 thousand cars leave Moscow towards Nizhny Novgorod every day. The main problems are also associated with this: long and almost round-the-clock traffic jams from the Entuziastov Highway in Moscow to the exit from Balashikha. Further along the route, difficulties most often arise in Malaya Dubna (intersection with the A108 highway from Orekhovo-Zuevo) and in Pokrov (traffic lights working around the clock).
The condition of this part of the highway is the best along the entire length of the M7. Almost everywhere there are at least two lanes in each direction. In the Vladimir region there are still enough sections without a dividing beam, but in the Nizhny Novgorod region the highway is divided into two carriageways almost along its entire length. The city of Vladimir has a bypass road (Southern Bypass), which narrows to two lanes for the first 17 km (from Moscow), and then becomes as wide as the rest of the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod highway. Perhaps on this moment The best way to avoid traffic jams in a narrow place is to go directly through Vladimir, and in the city center turn towards the bridge over the Klyazma onto Sudogodskoye Highway (P72, P73) to get to the bypass at a wide point. Through travel through Vladimir along the old Vladimirsky highway is not recommended due to the narrow and congested section at the exit towards Nizhny Novgorod.
Five kilometers before the entrance to Nizhny Novgorod (in Lesnaya Polyana), the M7 Volga highway goes to the right. This is the future Nizhny bypass, which is currently partially completed. On this section of the bypass the highway speed limit applies. The road leads to a bridge over the Oka River, and then forces transit transport to still enter Nizhny Novgorod (Gagarina Ave., Larina St., or via Olgino to Fedyakovo) in order to then go to Kazan. The entire southern bypass of Nizhny Novgorod should be built by 2018.
According to our portal, along the entire stretch of the M7 from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod there are about 1,700 infrastructure facilities - motels, cafes, car services, tire service centers, etc. This is the most developed section of the route in terms of service. There are also many attractions here, both in cities on the highway and beyond.
Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan
Length 387 km
This section of the route requires more driving effort and, in some places, caution. You can leave Nizhny Novgorod along the street. Larina (continuation of the unfinished bypass) or through the city center, the Verkhnie Pechery microdistrict and the village of Afonino. The first city on the way, Kstovo, has its own bypass, which is recommended for heavy trucks. Drivers of passenger vehicles can drive right through the city and only gain time.
The condition of this section of the M7 Volga highway is varied: there are sections no worse than Moscow, but at times the road narrows and the speed drops noticeably. This is due to the repair or complete reconstruction of individual areas.
Before Cheboksary, the road has mainly three lanes - the middle row is intended for overtaking alternately in both directions. As a rule, the overtaking lane opens before a long ascent and ends before the descent. In general, this section of the route is quite winding and hilly, and this seriously differs from the “linear” Moscow section of the M7.
“Legendary” problem area near the city of Lyskovo ( Nizhny Novgorod Region) today has been significantly improved, the speed will not have to be reduced, and the tires will remain intact. And in December 2012, a long-awaited event took place on the Chuvash section of the route: a new bridge across the Sura was opened for traffic, in a place where there had previously been constant congestion. The new bridge is two-lane, but the old one remains in service - traffic on each of them is now one-way. At the same time, the entrances to Sura still remain old and in very poor condition.
The M7 highway passes south of the capital Chuvashia, and on weekends there may be traffic jams associated with the mass exodus of Cheboksary residents to gardens and nature.
On the territory of Tatarstan, the roads are generally of normal quality. The M7 Volga highway goes around Kazan from the north.
Kazan – Ufa
Length 514 km
After a good bypass of Kazan, the route leads to a section of the route that was actively reconstructed for the Kazan Universiade 2013. Plot to the village Shali has two lanes in each direction, then the road narrows. After the 900th kilometer there are two lanes again.
After the exit to Mamadysh, the route passes over a new bridge over Vyatka to Elabuga. The city remains to the south, and the road goes towards Naberezhnye Chelny. You won’t be able to go around Chelny: the entrance to the city starts from the Nizhnekamsk hydroelectric power station dam, and then the M7 highway goes through the city all the way to the Oryol Ring, where it goes to the right. The road to the border with Bashkortostan is two-lane. It remains the same in most of the territory of Bashkortostan. There are several sections with expansion to four lanes.
The route ends at the entrance to the Zaton microdistrict of the city of Ufa, which stretches for several kilometers along the route. A bypass around the area is currently being built, which will end in front of the Zatonsky Bridge. Most of transit transport leaves in front of Ufa to an interchange on the Birsky tract and then to a 27-kilometer transition to the M5 highway towards Chelyabinsk.
