The federal highway M7 is laid along the Volga River, for which it got its name. The main part of the route (without entrances to the cities of Ivanovo and Perm) is divided into approximately three equal parts.

Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod
Length 409 km

The busiest part of the route. It is believed that about 100,000 cars leave Moscow for Nizhny Novgorod every day. The main problems are also connected with this: long and almost round-the-clock traffic jams from the Enthusiasts highway in Moscow to the exit from Balashikha. Further along the route, most often difficulties arise in Malaya Dubna (intersection with the A108 highway from Orekhovo-Zuyevo) and in Pokrov (traffic lights working around the clock).

The condition of this part of the route is the best along the entire length of the M7. Almost everywhere there are at least two lanes in each direction. In Vladimir region there are still enough sections without a dividing bar, but in Nizhny Novgorod region The route is divided into two carriageways for almost its entire length. The city of Vladimir has a bypass road (Southern bypass), which narrows to two lanes for the first 17 km (from Moscow), and then becomes as wide as the rest of the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod highway. Perhaps on this moment the best way to avoid traffic jams in a narrow place is to go directly through Vladimir, and in the city center turn towards the bridge over the Klyazma to the Sudogodskoe highway (P72, P73) to get to the bypass already in a wide place. Passing through Vladimir along the old Vladimirsky tract is not recommended due to the narrow and busy section at the exit towards Nizhny Novgorod.

Five kilometers before the entrance to Nizhny Novgorod (in Lesnaya Polyana), the M7 Volga highway goes to the right. This is the future Nizhny bypass, which is currently partially commissioned. There is a bypass on this section. speed mode highways. The road leads to the bridge across the Oka, and then it forces the transit transport to still call in Nizhny Novgorod (Gagarina Ave., Larina St. or through Olgino to Fedyakovo) in order to then go to Kazan. The complete southern bypass of Nizhny Novgorod should be completed by 2018.

According to our portal, along the entire length of the M7 section from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod, there are about 1,700 infrastructure facilities - motels, cafes, car services, tire fitting points, etc. This is the most developed section of the route in terms of service. There are also many attractions, both in the cities on the highway and beyond.

Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan
Length 387 km

This section of the route requires more driver stress, and in some places caution. From Nizhny Novgorod, you can leave on the street. Larina (continuation of the unfinished bypass) or through the city center, the Upper Pechery microdistrict and the village of Afonino. The first city on the way - Kstovo - has its own bypass, which is recommended for heavy trucks. Drivers of passenger cars can drive through the city through and through and only buy time.

The condition of this section of the M7 Volga highway is heterogeneous: there are segments no worse than Moscow, but at times the road narrows, and the speed drops noticeably. This is due to the repair or complete restructuring of individual sections.

The road to Cheboksary has mainly three lanes - the middle lane is designed for overtaking alternately in both directions. As a rule, the overtaking lane opens before a long climb, and ends before the descent. In general, this section of the route is quite winding and hilly, and this seriously differs from the “linear” Moscow section of the M7.

The “legendary” problem area near the city of Lyskovo (Nizhny Novgorod Region) has been significantly improved today, you won’t have to slow down, and the tires will remain intact. And in December 2012, a long-awaited event took place on the Chuvash section of the route: a new bridge across the Sura was opened for traffic, in a place where there used to be constant traffic jams. The new bridge is two-lane, but the old one remains in service - traffic on each of them is now one-way. At the same time, the entrances to Sura are still old and very unimportant in condition.

The M7 highway passes south of the capital Chuvashia, and on weekends traffic jams are possible here due to the mass departure of Cheboksary residents to gardens and nature.

On the territory of Tatarstan, the road is generally of normal quality. The M7 Volga highway goes around Kazan from the north.

Kazan – Ufa
Length 514 km

After a good bypass of Kazan, the track leads to a section of the track, which was actively reconstructed for the Kazan Universiade-2013. Plot to the village Shali has two lanes in each direction, then the road narrows. After the 900th kilometer - again two lanes.

After the exit to Mamadysh, the route passes along the new bridge across Vyatka to Yelabuga. The city remains to the south, and the road goes towards Naberezhnye Chelny. It will not be possible to bypass Chelny: the entrance to the city starts from the dam of the Nizhnekamsk hydroelectric power station, and then the M7 highway goes through the city up to the Oryol ring, where it goes to the right. The road to the border with Bashkortostan is two-lane. It remains the same in most of the territory of Bashkortostan. There are several sections with an extension to four lanes.

The route ends at the entrance to the Zaton microdistrict of the city of Ufa, which stretches for several kilometers along the route. Currently, a bypass around the area is being built, which will end in front of the Zatonsky bridge. Most of the transit traffic leaves in front of Ufa to the interchange on the Birsky Trakt and then to the 27-kilometer transition to the M5 highway towards Chelyabinsk.

Values ​​that goes through such big cities like Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ufa, Kazan and Vladimir. Also, the road passes with entrances to a number of other cities, and part of the European route E22 belongs to E017.

Despite the fact that the Sibir, Irtysh, Amur and Baikal highways are continuations of the M-5, as the main highway linking Far East with the European part of Russia, M-7 is considered, since it provides the shortest route from Moscow to the eastern regions.

basic information

This highway originates in the east of the capital, from the intersection of the Entuziastov highway and the Moscow Ring Road, but it should be noted that all distances are measured from the center of Moscow. In the future, it passes through the Vladimir, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod regions, as well as the republics of Chuvashia, Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. Its total length is 1351 kilometers.

In addition, the highway also includes various access roads to:

• Ivanov, the length is 101 km;
• Cheboksary, western entrance - 11 km, eastern - 3 km;
• Izhevsk, the length reaches 165 km;
• Perm, length 294 km.

It is also worth noting that the M-7 highway includes the Southern bypass of Vladimir with a length of 54 km, as well as Nizhny Novgorod, which has a length of 16 km.

The road itself passes through slightly hilly terrain, and in some areas there are steppe and wooded-marshy areas. The temperature conditions on a given road are often exactly the same, and in January average temperature is -10 o C, and in July - +20 o C.

For a long time, a project to extend the highway was hatched, and it was supposed to go from Ufa through the Zhukovsky interchange with the M-5 highway, as well as through the villages of Taptykovo, Berezovka, Zhukovo, Bulgakovo and further through Kartaly up to the border of Russia with Kazakhstan. In the end, the M-7 Volga highway was never developed, because due to the existence of the ZATO Mezhgorie, the project was not approved, although the area of ​​​​the design route in the area of ​​​​Zhukovskaya interchange was nevertheless built up.

Moscow region

Through the Vladimir and Moscow regions, this route passes through flat areas of swamps located in various watercourses, which were changed during the construction process, as well as relatively high humidity, which negatively affects the state of the M-7 Volga highway. Within the boundaries of the region, the road is quite straight, and the only exception is the 52nd km, which is located under the A-107 overpass, and does not have any strong longitudinal slopes. It is also worth noting that the road here passes through enough a large number of settlements and traffic lights.

Almost throughout the entire territory on which the M-7 highway runs, the direction has at least four lanes, with each of them having a width of more than 3.5 meters. The entire section of the road is characterized by an improved asphalt concrete surface, and in most dangerous and high-speed sections it is also equipped with an axial barrier. In the period from 2005 to 2007, capital work was also carried out on the overwhelming majority of overpasses and bridges, and from 2006 to 2008 interchanges were also built on the 52nd km of the track. From May to June 2008, the pavement of the section from km 68 to km 79 was restored, and in autumn the bridge located at km 86 was also repaired.

In 2009, a decision was made to repair the pavement, as well as install an axial fence at the 33-37th km section, and at the end of the year it was also decided to install specialized cameras for recording violations in especially dangerous areas. In 2010, we also installed axial barriers and an additional chamber stand located at the 66th km.

Special attention should be paid to the fact that the state of the M-7 highway is constantly updated and modernized. In 2012, a large-scale improvement of the lighting system was carried out, as well as traffic lights equipped with a specialized time meter were installed, and in the next year an elevated pedestrian crossing was built.

Attractions

As mentioned above, there are a lot of significant places near which the M-7 highway is located. The destination includes the following attractions:

• The estate of the princes Golitsins, which is located in Balashikha.
• The house where Sergei Fedorovich Pankratov lived, which is a unique manifestation of personal creativity.
• Assumption Church, located in the village of Bogoslovo, on the 64th kilometer of the way.

Vladimir region

The per-kilometer scheme of the M-7 Volga highway shows that in the Vladimir region the road differs in many respects from the Moscow one in that it passes through a more rugged terrain, which provides for the presence of a greater number of longitudinal slopes and bends, which can somewhat complicate the movement.

The section that runs from the border of the Vladimir region to Vladimir itself includes a fragment that has a four-lane traffic. On this section, the construction of the M-7 bypass was carried out in such a way that the dividing fences along the axis are encountered only periodically, and the traffic intensity in this section is approximately 40,000 vehicles per day. Due to the fact that the route is quite busy and insufficiently equipped, traffic along it is tense, and sometimes quite dangerous, especially in adverse weather conditions.

The southern bypass of the city of Vladimir, which has a length of 54 km, for the first fifteen kilometers has only a two-lane road, and the further section already has four lanes with a normal dividing line. It is worth noting that you can get to Nizhny Novgorod through the Southern Bypass of Vladimir, which was opened in 2001. You can also do this along the old section of the highway passing directly through Vladimir from the north side. It should be noted that its length is approximately 2 kilometers less compared to the Southern Bypass. After the repair of the M-7 highway, 15 traffic lights appeared on it, and as a result, traffic jams can be noticed during peak hours. Special attention should be paid to the fact that from the 193rd to the 222nd kilometer the road has only two lanes.

In the future, in the Vladimir region, the path passes along a fairly satisfactory four-lane highway, often with a dividing fence (not counting some settlements), therefore, it does not cause any particular complaints.

Posts

The construction of the M-7 highway was carried out in parallel with the construction of posts, while the government made sure that there were enough of them to ensure the safest possible traffic. Thus, the following posts can be distinguished:

• At the junction of the Southern bypass near the village of Penkino and the northern bypass of Vladimir. IN this place a car radar or camera is often located behind the eighth lighting column, if you count in the direction from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod.
• In the Vyaznikovsky district (approximately the 285th kilometer). A specially disguised tripod is installed here, which is located in the area of ​​​​the village of Kourkovo in front of the overpass through railway, and the crew itself is located directly near the bridge. It should be noted that from time to time the direction of control may change, and sometimes it is carried out from the Moscow side, and sometimes from the Nizhny Novgorod side.
• In the village of Simontsevo (approximately the 276th kilometer). The duty post, together with the radar, is located in the gap of the dividing line opposite the cafe, located in the center of the village. Here, control is already being carried out immediately over both directions of movement.

Nizhny Novgorod Region

It should be noted that in the Nizhny Novgorod region, for the most part, the section of the highway is covered with a fairly good road. The total width of the canvas here is from two to six lanes, and its length itself is 250 kilometers. At the moment, this section of the route passes directly through Nizhny Novgorod, and every day more than 45,000 cars pass through the M-7 highway. Hotels are located almost along the entire stretch of the road, constantly accepting more and more new guests. The choice is large, you can choose the option according to your pocket.

Southern Bypass

This is a relatively new bypass road, which includes a section of the track that fully meets all modern quality and safety requirements. In terms of performance, it is a highway with a dividing lawn, as well as various metal fenders along the edges, having an embankment height of 12-22 m. It should be noted that this highway has not yet been completed to the end, therefore it breaks off at the intersection with the road R158. After that, they indicated that they were already going to Bolshoye Mokroe and, approximately in the Kstovo area, they were taken to the main road.

The construction and reconstruction of the M-7 highway in the area of ​​the Southern Bypass has been going on since 1984. The first stage, which is 16 kilometers long, connected this road with P125, and its construction was carried out between 1984 and 1993, including a bridge over the Oka River. The second line, passing through P125 and P158, having a length of 14.5 kilometers, was laid in just two and a half years, and it was opened in 2008. The third and fourth were never built due to the fact that the state could not finance construction work due to the economic crisis. In 2010, after a proposal from Sergei Ivanov, it was decided to work out a plan for the construction of the third stage, where public-private partnership with the further organization of paid travel should also be used. The third section was 46 kilometers long, and the cost of laying it is estimated at 20 billion rubles.

At the beginning of 2016, the construction of the third stage of the Southern Bypass was already at the final stage. The roadbed and main engineering communications have already been laid, as well as artificial structures have been erected. Among the remaining work, it is worth noting the laying of two additional oil pipelines, as well as the construction of another power line, followed by laying the final layer of the roadway. Traffic on this section opens in 2016, and it is worth noting that the dates were originally scheduled for 2017. The working movement should start by July 25, and the final commissioning will occur only at the end of August or the beginning of September, after the necessary tests have been carried out.

The fourth stage of the Southern bypass will presumably be the longest and most costly section, and its length will be about 40 kilometers. Due to the construction of this section, it will subsequently be possible to provide a full-fledged bypass of Kstov and Nizhny Novgorod, providing access to the main M-7 Volga highway. Financing of this stage will be organized exclusively from the federal budget, and its construction is planned to be completed before the 2018 World Cup.

Nizhny Novgorod - border with Chuvashia

After the route continues to the Kazanskoe highway, after which it goes to the Photo of the M-7 highway clearly shows how the terrain changes noticeably, as a fairly large number of steep ascents and descents appear. The site has a fairly high accident rate, because the road has only two lanes, but there is no dividing line on it. The quality of the pavement is average, and only periodically the authorities carry out repairs. On this section of the road, you can only meet the urban settlement Vorotynets, as well as the cities of Lyskovo and Kstovo, through which the M-7 highway passes. Refueling is also quite rare.

Chuvashia

The so-called Gorky highway passes through the Chuvash Republic, the length of which is from 160 to 170 kilometers. On the way of this road there is a mass geographical objects, including Cheboksary, the Sura River, the city of Tsivilsk and many others. Due to the fact that Chuvashia itself is characterized by a predominantly hilly-ravine relief, the road surface is not of the highest quality in many sections of the highway. In 2013, a bridge was built across the Sura for vehicles to cross, and roads began to be built at various sections of the entrance to that bridge. At most major intersections of bypass roads, there is an established traffic light regulation, but it works mainly only during the day.

Bridge across the Volga

Before the construction of an automobile bridge across the Volga on the M-7 began, the route initially passed in Tatarstan, and again returned to Chuvashia approximately at a section of about the ninth kilometer. At the same time, two ferries were regularly launched, which could transport various trucks.

After the bridge was commissioned in 1990, located near the village of Naberezhnye Morkvashi, the M-7 highway was changed, and a new section was built in Tatarstan, passing through beautiful place at the renovated bridge crossing with Svyaga near Isakovo. In the future, a four-lane road begins in the Verkhneuslonsky district after a turn from Ulyanovsk.

Which is located near Nizhniye Vyazovye, is still functioning, and one ferry for trucks, cars and pedestrians runs through it. IN winter time there it is customary to organize a special ice crossing, along which cars can move.

For some time, on various maps (including electronic ones), the M-7 highway near Türlema ​​was indicated by two separate roads - this is the new one, which led to the bridge over the Volga River, and the old one, going through the ferry to Zelenodolsk.

Tatarstan

After the bridge across the Volga ends, the route goes around Kazan via the Kazan bypass road, where it also crosses the Kazanka River.

Then the road goes through the Pestrechinsky district. A fairly large amount of work was carried out here, aimed at extending the bypass road to R-239, performing it in the form of a full-fledged four-lane highway. Further, the route in the format of a 2x2 road passes to the village of Shali, where it rests on a two-level interchange, from which there is also an exit to the R-239 highway. After this interchange, there is a two-lane road again.

The continuation of the four-lane highway can be seen again only at the 900th kilometer, and it is located at the entrance to the Rybno-Slobodsky district. At the end of the Pestrechinsky district, the road goes through Mamadyshsky and Rybnoslobodsky districts. It should be noted that 20-30 kilometers before the Mamadysh exit, which the highway bypasses to the south, there is a large parking lot with a fish market, and the highway here is two-lane. But after the bridge over the Kirmyanka River, the route again divides into four streams, and so it goes through the new bridge along the Vyatka River, passing through the Yelabuga region. The Elabuga bypass road also has four lanes, and three kilometers after the bypass there is a connection with the highway towards Mendeleevsk.

All this information can be quite useful for those who do not know where the M-7 highway is, or who must cross some of its sections. Thanks to detailed explanations, you can not only overcome various obstacles, but also visit a lot of sights, having a good time along the way.

We parted at. For a long time, transit workers hardly used it, because it ended at the P158 highway leading to Saransk. Finally, in the fall of 2016, the third section of the bypass from P158 to the city of Kstovo was opened. Now you can drive along the M7 highway, bypassing the millionth with its busy traffic and traffic jams.

Highway M7. Bypass Nizhny Novgorod

In Lesnaya Polyana, we turn right onto the bypass of Nizhny Novgorod. The exit to the bypass was patched up in haste. At the end of the exit, traffic cops are on duty and stop black cars 🙂 My Volkswagen is gray, so I passed by without any problems. Green signs indicate that this is a motorway. This is the newest section of the Nizhny Novgorod bypass, opened less than a year ago. Unfortunately, the last section of the route has not yet been built. We have to turn onto Kstovo. A flat but rather narrow road leads there. We cross the Shelokshonka River on a new bridge and enter the Kstovo industrial zone. The Lukoil oil refinery operates nearby, and fuel trucks often come across on the road. The new route connects to the Kstovo bypass. At the circle, we need to turn right. At the village of Sheloksha, you can turn onto the local road and go onto the M7 as far as the village of Rabotki, but we will leave such delights for the all-knowing local residents and follow the sign to Kazan. The Nizhny Novgorod detour ends after about 45 km and we leave the M7 far beyond.

Highway M7 from Kstovo to Chuvashia

Perhaps this is the most difficult section of the Volga federal highway. Instead of a highway, our path goes along a narrow two-lane highway. Sometimes a third lane is added on the uphills. The road is clearly designed for GAZ 51, at best - for MAZ 500, and not for modern heavy Volvos.

The hilly relief of the right bank of the Volga, dissected by deep valleys, adds long rises, on which traffic jams sometimes accumulate.

A multi-kilometer “tail” near the village of Vetchak towards Nizhny Novgorod on May 1, 2017.

The road is obviously busy. Transport goes in a continuous stream. But the surroundings are very picturesque. Pictures taken on the move from the car cannot convey the beauty of the places there. We drive into Lyskovo. There are numerous gas stations, including Lukoil, tire shops and roadside shops. The condition of the road surface is not very good. The photo shows the track, pressed through by heavy trucks, but there are no frank holes. The traffic is still dense, but at least we are driving without traffic jams. Shortly before the border with Chuvashia, the M7 highway expands to 4 lanes, a bump stop and lights appear.

Highway M7 from the border of Chuvashia to Cheboksary

At the entrance to Chuvashia there are capital booths of a traffic police post and numerous cameras hang. Perhaps this is the Rotenberg Platon system, unloved by truckers, but it is better to slow down. Soon after the border with Chuvashia, the M7 highway crosses the Sura River. The western bank of the river is gentle, but the eastern one is more than steep. To the east we drive along the old bridge. A disgusting shaky section leads to it, all covered in patches of old asphalt. The traffic on the bridge seems to be two-lane, but I did not dare to overtake. The movement towards Nizhny Novgorod goes along the new bridge. However, although the exit to it was completed, it was never opened. You have to drive down the old steep slope and make a sharp 90-degree turn to get to the new bridge. This is very dangerous place especially in the dark.

Behind the Sura River, the M7 highway turns into a beautiful new highway. However, the fairy tale does not last long - 40 kilometers. Further, the same narrow two-three-lane highway goes towards Kazan. The coverage in Chuvashia is perhaps the worst. At the entrance to the capital of the republic, the M7 highway again turns into a four-lane highway. The detour of Cheboksary does not cause delight. The narrow road with numerous traffic lights is not in the best condition. But with traffic cops everything is in order.

Road P176 “Vyatka”

starts from the M7 highway beyond Cheboksary and soon goes to the dam of the Cheboksary hydroelectric power station. On it we cross the Volga in the direction of Yoshkar-Ola. At the entrance to the dam, formidable shields have been installed prohibiting photography strategic object. Obviously the Chuvash KGB officers have no idea about google earth🙂 Pretty decent asphalt has been laid on the dam itself, but the road going further along the northern dam is simply disgusting: cracks, patches, a bunch of small holes. Shaking on this disgrace, we enter the Republic of Mari El. The road is leveled as if by magic. 80 kilometers of the Vyatka road left the most pleasant impressions. Smooth asphalt, clear markings, a beautiful forest and an almost complete lack of traffic. A huge roundabout is built 50 kilometers from Yoshkar Ola at the crossroads with the road to Kazan. Pine forest and worth Gas station Lukoil. We met with something similar at Gryazovets, when