On 11 November, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin opened 1.2 km of riverside promenade on the right bank of the Moskva River, from the Belorussky railway bridge to the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theatre. The stretch connects to Zapadny Port, which opened in the summer, so visitors can now walk along the river from Shelepikhinsky Bridge to the theatre.
What opened along the river
The car-free waterfront has walking, running and cycling paths. A retaining wall stabilises the riverbank. We covered the plans for the promenade opposite Moscow City in the spring.
Part of the route draws on the Soviet fantasy film Old Khottabych, which the mayor said was filmed in the area. Metal footprints lead to a lost shoe, a flying carpet sits beside the loungers and a lamp casts Khottabych’s shadow after dark.
The nearest electric riverboat stop is the existing Kutuzovsky Pier on Route 1, Kievsky–Fili Park. The city also plans a pedestrian link between the promenade and the business district.
When the full route is due to open
2.6 km of the planned 7 km is complete, about 40% of the route. This covers the right bank from Academician Korolyov Bridge, past Shelepikhinsky and Belorussky bridges, to the theatre. The city plans to finish the remaining 4.4 km from the sail-shaped bridge under construction at Novozavodskaya Street to Academician Korolyov Bridge in the fourth quarter of 2028.
The city expects more than 9,000 people a day to use the completed route on weekends and public holidays. The promenade is part of the Greater City infrastructure programme.
