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A refrigerator door and a swamp instead of a platform. Novosibirsk bus stops are left without shelters.

В Novosibirsk There are not enough shelters at city bus stops, so passengers are forced to wait for transport outdoors. However, the authorities have stated that they will spend 160 million rubles To replace and repair shelters at city bus stops. The work will affect 272 shelters.

In particular, the pavilion in Zaeltsovsky The bench at the Padunskaya bus stop disappeared this spring. Two stumps and a refrigerator door were installed in its place. The makeshift bench is mostly used by elderly people.

— The residents did it themselves. We're all old now, mostly, we can barely walk. Well, we sat down, — says local resident Lyubov Alexandrovna. 

According to her, local deputies promised to equip the stop by the end of this year.

Stop "Makovsky" in Oktyabrsky district It's also not yet equipped in any way, and people have to wait in the mud for the tram to arrive. Unlike Padunskaya, the Makovsky stop isn't planned for the coming year. The mayor's office has promised to consider installing a pavilion next year.

At the stop "Vertkovskaya" (Leninsky District) There's also no pavilion. One is scheduled to appear on the even-numbered side of the street in 2025, but there are no plans yet for one on the odd-numbered side.

Last year, the prosecutor's office conducted a large-scale inspection of the condition of public transport stops in Novosibirsk and found that 934 The stops do not comply with road safety legislation.

Photo: 1 — Padunskaya stop, Alexander Oshchepkov, NGS.ru 2 - stop "Makovsky", Pavel Kartavov, NGS.ru, 3 - stop "Vertkovskaya", NGS.ru