The relevant order was issued by the head of the region, Maksym Kozytskyi.
Taras Shevchenko Street is being reconstructed in Lviv. The total estimated cost of the construction of the facility (from Yaroslav Mudryi Street to Zaliznychna Street) is almost UAH 237 million 700 thousand.
According to постанови of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 560, construction projects implemented with the involvement of budgetary funds, as well as loans provided under state guarantees (except as provided by law), if there are relevant decisions on their involvement, are approved by the executive bodies of village, town, and city councils in agreement with the regional state administration within 5 working days. This applies to objects that fall under the jurisdiction of the respective council and are implemented at the expense of the local budget, with a total estimated cost of UAH 120 million or more.
“Since the total estimated cost of the project for the reconstruction of T. Shevchenko Street exceeds UAH 120 million, Lviv Regional State Administration has approved the project documentation for the facility,” says Orest Shulikovsky, Director of the Road Department of Lviv Regional State Administration.
“The reconstruction includes:
Complete dismantling of the road surface, tram tracks and sidewalks;
Cutting of green spaces that interfere with the implementation of design solutions or are subject to cutting according to a defective green space certificate;
Reconstruction of all engineering networks in accordance with the provided technical specifications;
Arrangement of the roadway and new tram tracks combined with it in the middle of the street;
Arrangement of bicycle lanes along the roadway on both sides and in separate sections
bicycle lanes;
arrangement of “pockets” for ambulances, emergency services and temporary parking for residents of the buildings;
arrangement of sidewalks and pedestrian zones to ensure comfortable conditions for movement and recreation of less mobile groups of the population;
installation of a tram contact network and street lighting
improvement of street space.
It should be noted that in 2022, Lviv AAA approved 7 design estimates and 2 more last year, with a total estimated cost of over UAH 120 million.