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The Sea Facade is a project of additional expansion of St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

, on Vasilievsky Island
Vasilievsky Island
Vasilyevsky Island is an island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, bordered by the rivers Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva in the south and northeast, and by the Gulf of Finland in the west. Vasilyevsky Island is separated from Dekabristov Island by the Smolenka River...

 at the Neva river's mouth.
In these new territories the New Sea Passenger port
New Sea Passenger port
New Sea Passenger port is an under-construction port in Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is located on new alluvial territories of Sea Facade.Officially the port has no name yet, a section on the official site has the name "port"...

 will be created along with a considerable amount of residential and commercial space.
The Western Rapid Diameter
Western Rapid Diameter
Western High-Speed Diameter is a toll highway in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The only segment of the road open to traffic is an eight-lane freeway connecting the southern segment of the A118 beltway with two junctions at the Kirovsky and Moskovsky Districts, respectively...

 highway will be built across these lands.

This project is being implemented within the framework of a public-private partnership between the Saint Petersburg City Administration
Saint Petersburg City Administration
Saint Petersburg City Administration is the superior executive body of Saint Petersburg , Russian Federation. It is located in a historic building, Smolny....

 and Marine Facade Management Company.
The primary goal of this project is to build the New Sea Passenger port
New Sea Passenger port
New Sea Passenger port is an under-construction port in Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is located on new alluvial territories of Sea Facade.Officially the port has no name yet, a section on the official site has the name "port"...

 by reclaiming new territories of 476 hectares from the Neva Bay
Neva Bay
The Neva Bay , also known as the Gulf of Kronstadt, is the easternmost part of the Gulf of Finland between Kotlin Island and the Neva River estuary where the city of St. Petersburg is sited....

 in the Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Finland
The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland and Estonia all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. Other major cities around the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn...

. The total cost of the project is estimated 3 billion
1000000000 (number)
1,000,000,000 is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001.In scientific notation, it is written as 109....

 dollars.
The project will reportedly build over 1.5 million
Million
One million or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix -one.In scientific notation, it is written as or just 106...

 square metres of office space, 3 million square metres of residential space, as well as retail, entertainment and social objects, two subway stations, a marina etc.

In 2008, the first phase of works has been finished, an area of 150 hectares was reclaimed for the port building. Reclamation of additional 20 hectares for the Western Rapid Diameter and the construction of buildings is now underway.

Construction chronology

2006:
  • The area of 35 hectares have been reclaimed.
  • The underwater channel
    Channel (geography)
    In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river, slough or ocean strait consisting of a bed and banks.A channel is also the natural or human-made deeper course through a reef, sand bar, bay, or any shallow body of water...

     for the moorings in the port's aquatic area has been built.
  • Construction of the service access road has been finished.
  • The dividing dam have been built.

2007:
  • The reclaimed area is about 80 hectares (half of this area is intended to be under the passenger terminal). As of July, more than 70% of work has been done.
  • By July, 28th (Navy Day
    Navy Day
    Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy. The term is also used in Britain to mean an open day at a dockyard such as HMNB Portsmouth, when the public can visit military ships and see air displays, roughly along the lines of an American Fleet Week .- Argentina...

    ) the training sailing ship named "Young Baltiets" has moored at berth 7. New Sea Passenger port
    New Sea Passenger port
    New Sea Passenger port is an under-construction port in Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is located on new alluvial territories of Sea Facade.Officially the port has no name yet, a section on the official site has the name "port"...

     has been opened.

2008:
  • In May, the builders announced the beginning of sale of space for the residential and commercial buildings on the reclaimed lands.

2009:
  • The sea passenger port accepts passenger cruise liners.
  • In August, a hydrofoil
    Hydrofoil
    A hydrofoil is a foil which operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to airfoils.Hydrofoils can be artificial, such as the rudder or keel on a boat, the diving planes on a submarine, a surfboard fin, or occur naturally, as with fish fins, the flippers of aquatic mammals, the...

     line to Peterhof
    Peterhof Palace
    The Peterhof Palace in Russian, so German is transliterated as "Петергoф" Petergof into Russian) for "Peter's Court") is actually a series of palaces and gardens located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great. These Palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the...

     and the Winter Palace
    Winter Palace
    The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs. Situated between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square, adjacent to the site of Peter the Great's original Winter Palace, the present and fourth Winter Palace was built and...

    was launched.
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