The territory of Moscow will expand by 240% and will encompass an
extra 144 thousand hectares, based on the area within the Kiev and
Warsaw highways and the big ring of the Moscow railway.
The territory of Moscow will expand by 240% and will encompass an
extra 144 thousand hectares, based on the area within the Kiev and
Warsaw highways and the big ring of the Moscow railway, the mayor of
Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, told journalists on Monday, RIA Novosti
reports.
"The territory within the Warsaw and Kiev highways and territories
which lie further southwest, which is encircled by the large circle
railway line covering 144 thousand hectares, will become part of
Moscow," Sobyanin said after the meeting of the Russian President with
the heads of Moscow and the Moscow region.
The area requires comprehensive urban planning, Sobyanin added.
