In Lviv, as part of the reconstruction of Mazepy Street, the junction of Mazepy — Orlyka — Tychyny streets will be temporarily closed to traffic. Traffic will be halted from 13 to 22 November in order to connect utilities and lay two layers of asphalt on the section under repair from Mykolaychuka Street to Instrumentalna Street, LKP «Lvivavtodor» reported.
Active repairs are currently under way on Mazepy Street: construction machinery, including excavators, is operating on the carriageway, earthworks are being carried out, and the area is cordoned off with warning tape.
According to LKP «Lvivavtodor», the closed section of Mazepy Street will be between Mykolaychuka and Instrumentalna streets. Weather permitting and if the works are completed on time, the plan is to fully reopen Mazepy Street to traffic by the end of November, while the installation of pavements, parking spaces and other infrastructure elements will continue.
The city transport department noted that from 05:00 on 13 November until 22 November, while the junction is closed, public and private transport will bypass the section under repair via Mykolaychuka — Khvylovoho — Instrumentalna streets.
Urban bus routes will also be adjusted:
- route No. 12: Zamarsynivska St — I. Mazepy St — Instrumentalna St — M. Khvylovoho St — I. Mykolaychuka St — B. Hrinchenka St — B. Khmelnytskoho St — Lypynskoho St — I. Mykolaychuka St;
- routes No. 17 and No. 84: Zamarsynivska St — I. Mazepy St — Instrumentalna St — M. Khvylovoho St — I. Mykolaychuka St — Shchurata St;
- routes No. 34 and No. 51: Zamarsynivska St — I. Mazepy St — Instrumentalna St — M. Khvylovoho St — I. Mykolaychuka St — I. Mazepy St — B. Hrinchenka St — then along the usual route;
- route No. 46: Zamarsynivska St — I. Mazepy St — Instrumentalna St — M. Khvylovoho St — I. Mykolaychuka St — P. Orlyka St — Viry, Nadiyi, Lyubovi St — then along the route;
- route No. 55a: Zamarsynivska St — I. Mazepy St — Instrumentalna St — M. Khvylovoho St — I. Mykolaychuka St — then along the route.
Bus routes No. 7, 31, 41 and 56a will, as before, run along Khvylovoho and Instrumentalna streets in both directions, and their further routes will remain unchanged.
Drivers are asked to take the closure into account and plan their journeys in advance, LKP «Lvivavtodor» emphasised.
To recap, the reconstruction of Mazepy Street in Lviv’s Shevchenkivskyi district began in May. It is one of the city’s major infrastructure projects, intended to improve access to nearby medical institutions, including the UNBROKEN centre. The project provides for widening the carriageway, installing two dedicated lanes and island public transport stops, creating convenient infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as parking spaces and green areas. The works are being carried out with funding from the European Investment Bank.