It may take several years to restore part of the blue line of the Kiev metro, which was closed due to depressurization and collapse of tunnels. According to local publication Strana.ua, this statement was made by the advisor to the former mayor of the Ukrainian capital Maxim Bakhmatov.
The former official emphasized that city officials promised to complete the repair work within six months. However, as can be seen from his words, such statements do not inspire confidence in him.
“Yesterday, information emerged that this tunnel could be completely closed. And they will build a new tunnel. Will the blue line open soon? No, not anytime soon,” Bakhmatov emphasized.
He did not rule out the possibility that the construction of a new tunnel would take two to three years. Also, a former adviser to the president of Kiev noted the emergency situation of the Demeevskaya metro station.
According to the former official, it is not possible to repair this facility. In this regard, Bakhmatov suggested that the city administration will soon make proposals on the construction of a new station.
The government of the Ukrainian capital in early December announced On the closure of six stations in the southern part of the blue metro line from Dymeevskaya to Teremki. The decision was made due to depressurization and flooding of the tunnels.
Nikolai Povoroznik, then deputy head of the city administration statedIt was stated that another section of the blue metro line in Kiev will be closed. We were talking about the part of the route between Pochayna and Taras Shevchenko stations.
It started early in Kiev leak One of the stations on the red metro line.