At its meeting on 12 November, the city commission on road safety approved a number of changes to traffic management in Lviv and Bryukhovychi. These concern the introduction of one-way traffic on certain streets, the installation of new pedestrian crossings and safety islands, parking restrictions, as well as the development of cycling infrastructure. The decisions are intended to improve safety and streamline traffic flows in different parts of the city and the wider community.
On Bazarna Street, one-way traffic will be introduced in the direction of Veteraniv Street. The layout on adjacent streets will also change: on Krekhivska Street, traffic will become one-way towards Bazarna Street, and on Vodna Street — towards Dzherelna Street. Two-way traffic will be maintained on Veteraniv Street, but parking will be prohibited on one side. The changes are to be implemented by 1 February next year, with co-funding from residents.
At the junction of Dolynskoho Street and Zamarstynivska Street, parking near the pedestrian crossing will be regulated. Currently, parked cars restrict visibility and make it difficult for buses to turn from Zamarstynivska Street. Bicycle stands will be installed on the cleared section. The work is to be carried out by 1 February 2027.
Next to the Institute of Printing and Media Technologies of Lviv Polytechnic National University at 19 Pid Holoskom Street, anti-parking bollards will be installed. Cars are often parked on the pavement here, blocking the movement of pedestrians, including people with limited mobility. The measure is planned to be implemented by 1 February 2027.
By the lyceum at 68 Pasichna Street, parking will be prohibited on both sides of the access road. To this end, the carriageway will be narrowed with delineators, which will at the same time separate pedestrian space. An additional new pedestrian crossing will be installed parallel to Pasichna Street. The work is scheduled for completion by 1 January 2027.
At one of Lviv’s busiest junctions — the intersection of Zelena, Luhanska and Pasichna streets — traffic will be organised according to the roundabout principle, with lanes reassigned by direction and new movement trajectories. The junction of Zelena Street and M. Pymonenka Street will also be included within the project boundaries. Nearby, by Bus Station No. 5, a pedestrian crossing and cycling infrastructure are planned. This work is to be completed by 1 July next year.
On Bohdanivska Street, which has four traffic lanes and is classed as a collision hotspot, safety islands will be installed at the existing uncontrolled pedestrian crossings. This will allow pedestrians to cross the road in stages and is expected to reduce the risk of accidents. Completion of the works is likewise planned by 1 July next year.
In Bryukhovychi, a safety island will be installed on Kurortna Street. The commission received a corresponding request from the condominium associations OSBB “ZhK Svoi” and OSBB “ZhK “Kolo Lvova”. The road section is straight, encouraging speeding, while a nursery is located nearby and children, older people and cyclists move around actively in the area. The works are planned to be carried out by 1 March 2027.
At the request of residents, a new pedestrian crossing will be installed on Naukova Street, near the junction by building No. 43. It is intended to regulate pedestrian movements, limit parking along the street and make crossing the road safer. The measure is to be implemented by 1 February next year.
At the junction of Yeroshenka, Kleparivska and Lypynskoho streets, new road markings will be applied and signs indicating lane directions will be installed. There is currently no marking under the overpass, so drivers choose lanes chaotically. After the changes, from Yeroshenka Street one lane will allow traffic straight on or onto the roundabout, and the far-right lane — onto Lypynskoho Street. From Lypynskoho Street, traffic will be permitted towards Yeroshenka Street or Varshavska Street, and from Varshavska Street — a U-turn onto Lypynskoho Street, entry to the roundabout or movement towards Kleparivska Street. A direct route from Yeroshenka Street to Kleparivska Street will also be provided. The works are to be completed by 1 June 2027.
Traffic management will also change at the junction of Yeroshenka, Dzherelna and Pid Dubom streets. From Hrekova Street towards Dzherelna Street, Yeroshenka Street will have two lanes in one direction and one in the opposite direction. At the junction it will be possible to turn left onto Dzherelna Street towards Khimichna Street or right — towards the roundabout by the Forum Lviv shopping centre. Two lanes will be provided for movement around the roundabout: one leading to Pid Dubom Street, the other — straight along Dzherelna Street towards the city centre and right onto Veteraniv Street. Parking will be prohibited at problem spots, and directions of movement will be indicated by markings and signs. The work is scheduled for completion by 1 June 2027.
On Lypynskoho Street, on the stretch from Varshavska Street to the junction with Chornovola Avenue, stopping of vehicles will be completely prohibited. At present, lorries are often left here, narrowing the carriageway and restricting visibility for drivers exiting adjacent blocks. “No stopping” signs for all vehicles will be installed along this section. The deadline for completion is 1 January 2027.
On both sides of D. Washington Street, on the stretch from Zelena Street to Dovha Street, parking will also be prohibited. Currently, on this main road lorries occupy part of the traffic lanes, complicating passage, in particular bus access to stops. After the relevant signs are installed, which is planned by 1 February 2027, the carriageway is to be kept clear of parked lorries.
In the residential block at 16, 16a, 16b Maloholoskivska Street, where there are several narrow access roads and currently no clear allocation of traffic directions, traffic management will be changed at the request of the condominium association OSBB “Maloholoskivska 16”. One-way traffic will be introduced on Maloholoskivska Street in the direction of Shchepova Street. After turning left from Maloholoskivska Street, traffic will remain two-way, but parking will be prohibited in one lane. Further on, on the downhill section to the left, one-way traffic will be organised, and on the next access roads two-way traffic will be maintained in line with the traffic management scheme. The changes are to come into force by 1 March 2027.
On Porichkova Street, in the direction from Tarasa Shevchenka Street to Ozhynova Street, two-way traffic will be organised. The positioning of “Residential zone” signs will also be regulated here and additional duplicate markings installed to reduce risks when vehicles pass each other on the narrow street. The measure is planned to be implemented by 1 March 2027.
“The changes concern different parts of the city and the wider community. The reasons vary, but the aim is the same — to create safer conditions for all road users,” the Lviv City Council’s Department for Safety and Street Infrastructure noted.