OREANDA-NEWS. On 17 July 2008 was announced, that Moscow City Hall has approved the decree No 574-PP dated 24.06.2008 aimed at reorganizing Department of Urban Design Policy, Development and Reconstruction of Moscow.

According to the document, the decision for the reorganization was made with the view of optimizing the structure of the executive city authorities of Moscow and fulfilling the decisions in the sphere of urban design made by Moscow City Hall.

Due to the decree, one of the existent subdivisions of Associate Board of Architecture, Construction, Development and Reconstruction of Moscow which is Department of Urban Design Policy, Development and Reconstruction of Moscow is to be divided into two industry associations – Department of Urban Construction of Moscow and Department of Road and Bridge Engineering of Moscow.

The document defines the functions of both of the new subdivisions of the Associate Board. It is also scheduled to have the separation balance sheet drawn by the new departments on October 1, 2008.

According to two other decrees by Moscow City Hall, the heads of two new industry associations have been confirmed. Aleksander Kosovan is assigned to head Department of Urban Design Policy, Aleksander Levchenko will be the head of Department of Road and Bridge Engineering of Moscow.

It should be mentioned that another subdivision of the Associated Board called Moskomarkhitektura and its lower organizations continue working without any changes.