High water draught vessels navigation via Volga-Baltic Route will be over from November 1, 2009, informed GBU Volgo-Balt. Volkhovskii gateway will seize its operation on October 24, 2009 as well.
Volgo-Balt (Volga-Baltic Route) is one of the most significant water routes comprising integrated deep-water system of inland waterways of Russia’s European part. It is a complex of engineering facilities uniting 4900 kilometers of operated waterways including 3270 kilometers with guaranteed dimensions, 11 locks with water lift from 11 to 18 meters, three water-power stations, 25 earth dikes and dams, 12 ferry crossings, 9 bridge crossings, 8 lighthouses in the Ladoga lake, over 5000 signs of navigation situation, 273 units of service fleet.
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