The opening of the first section of the Third Transfer Circuit (TPK, Second Ring) of the Moscow Metro is scheduled for the City Day. This was announced on Tuesday on the air of the radio station "Says Moscow" the head of the capital's construction department Andrei Bochkarev.

To date, almost completed the construction of the TPK from the station "Business Center" to the station "Petrovsky Park", where the equipment is already being adjusted, installation of engineering systems and run-in, said Bochkarev.

Stations TPK "Sheremetyevskaya" and "Rzhevskaya" are currently being redesigned, as last year it was decided to transfer these stations from shallow to deep laying because of the hydro-geological features of this site, the official explained.. Thus, in addition to the "Lower Maslivka", two more deep stations will appear on the line.

Photo by: stroi. Mos. Ru Depth of stations "Sheremetyevskaya" and "Rzhevskaya" will be about 70 m and 60 m, respectively, they will be constructed in a closed way.

At the site of the future station "Sheremetyevskaya" the territory for the construction of the lobby is already vacated and the construction site is being arranged. In the area of ??the station "Rzhevskaya" the construction of a foundation pit for the installation of a tunnel-tunnel complex was started, the head of the department.

Completion of the construction of the second metro ring with 32 stations is planned in 2020-2021. The construction of the north-eastern section of the Second Metro Ring with the stations "Sheremetyevskaya", "Rzhevskaya" and "Stromynka" will be completed in 2019.