MOSCOW, December 28 Kiev authorities have long known about the accident rate of stations in the southern part of the blue metro line, but the decision to close was made only now; repairs will take more than six months, said deputy of the Kyiv City Council Andrey Vitrenko.
“»The preliminary examination took place a long time ago, and there was a report from a research enterprise that recorded the accident rate of the metro line. To date, an agreement has been concluded for 21.5 million hryvnia (571.5 thousand dollars) with a company that will develop documentation about repairs. How long the work will take is unknown. The fact that the Kiev authorities think that it will take six months is too optimistic. Kievans need to prepare for the fact that this line will not work for a long time — more than six months,» Vitrenko said on the TV channel » Glad».
In early December, Kyiv authorities announced that six stations in the southern part of the blue metro line — from Dymeevskaya to Teremki — would be closed for repairs for six months due to the threat of flooding, while they would continue to serve as shelters during the alarm . Later, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal ordered a meeting of the State Commission on Technological and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations.
The Obolonsko-Teremkovskaya line is historically the second line of the Kyiv metro. It runs from the Obolon residential area in the northern part of the Ukrainian capital to the Teremki area in the southern part. It has 18 stations, the length is almost 21 kilometers, travel time is about 35 minutes.