Moscow Ring Road Turns 50
TheMoscow Ring Road turned 50 onMonday andwould not be recognizable tothe first drivers who took their cars fora spin around the108.9-kilometer stretch onNov. 5, 1962. When plans were drawn up more than half acentury ago, theMKAD was envisaged as anasphalt highway with four lanes, capable ofaccommodating 36,000 vehicles aday.