Visit by the Governor of the Pskov Region and General Director of JSC Stroytransgaz V.A. Lavlentsev to the Mashinostroitel Stadium

On 5 April, as part of a business trip, V.A. Lavlentsev, General Director of JSC Stroytransgaz, and M.Yu. Vedernikov, Governor of the Pskov Region, examined the Mashinostroitel Stadium, assessed the completeness of the football pitch, sports stands, as well as the premises under the stands.

There is an athletics arena under the big stand, changing rooms, coaching rooms, a conference hall, and a medical office under other stands. On the second floor, there are two gyms, on the third floor – halls for wrestling and aerobics. There are two more sports halls under the small stand, where fencers and cyclists can train.

During the stadium tour, it was noted that the artificial football pitch was of high quality and had survived the winter well. Run tracks will be rubber-coated as soon as the average daily temperature is above + 10°C. In the near future, the high and long jump sectors will be further equipped and the adjacent territories will be further landscaped.

A meeting was held in the administrative building after the stadium examination. It was attended by V.A. Lavlentsev, General Director of JSC Stroytransgaz, and Yu.A. Strelkov, Project Director, M.Yu. Vedernikov, Governor of the Pskov Region, V.V. Osipov, Vice-Governor of the Pskov Region, S.S. Grakhov, Chairman of the Regional Committee for Construction and Utilities, A.N. Bratchikov, Head of the City Administration, and Deputy Head A.V. Konovalov.   

“The stadium refurbishment is almost completed. I would like the facility to be commissioned in early June,” said the Governor.

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A.N. Bratchikov, Head of the Pskov City Administration, in turn, spoke about the work yet to be done at the stadium. These include rubber coating, installation of stand elevators for people with limited mobility, installation of heating systems for storm drains on the roof, and repairs of sidewalks along Sportivnaya and Grazhdanskaya Streets.

At the meeting, the participants also discussed the issue of additional funding for a project to cover work not included in the contract but necessary for the complete refurbishment of the stadium.

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“I would like the stadium to meet all the modern standards because the Mashinostroitel has always been a centre of attraction for the city residents, everyone has been waiting for this for a long time,” pointed out A.N. Bratchikov.

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