The State Duma may adopt in the first reading in December a bill on paid entry into cities

The draft law “On the Organization of Road Traffic,” which provides for the introduction of paid entry into cities, was submitted by the Russian government to the State Duma and recommended for adoption in the first reading.

As Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Nikolai Asaul noted on Tuesday, the document provides for granting regions the right to use various restrictions to combat traffic jams, including a ban on the passage of cars with dirty exhaust and paid entry into certain areas, writes Kommersant .

At the same time, the deputy minister emphasized that we are only talking about the possibility of using such a tool. “This does not mean that all cities will introduce paid entry the day after the law comes into force,” Asaul said. According to him, this should be done with appropriate calculations from local authorities.

On Tuesday, November 29, this bill was considered by the relevant State Duma committee on transport and construction. They noted that the document was approved, but it needs to be finalized. “The provisions of the bill regarding the introduction of temporary restrictions and the cessation of the movement of vehicles on the roads, as well as the collection of fees for driving on roads and the use of paid parking lots,” says the committee’s conclusion, quoted by TASS.

In addition, the committee “believes it is necessary to reflect in the bill the issues of organizing public parking not only on the territories of municipalities and roads of regional importance, but also on federal roads.”

But in general, the committee supported the bill for the first reading, noting that “these comments can be eliminated when preparing the bill for the second reading.” It is expected that it will be considered in the first reading at the plenary meeting of the State Duma on December 14.

As you know, the idea of ​​introducing a paid entrance to the center came up with the capital’s authorities back in 2014, but in the end they abandoned it, since this required a special federal law, which was subsequently developed by the Ministry of Transport. Over the past six months, representatives of the Moscow government, including the mayor, have regularly stated that they do not intend to use paid entry. “In the coming years, we are not going to introduce paid entry either within the boundaries of the Moscow Ring Road, or on the Garden Ring, or in the city center,” Deputy Mayor and Head of the Department of Transport Maxim Liksutov said in August.