On the eve of Eurovision Livoberezhna metro station was reconstructed.
This is the nearest metro station to the expo center where Eurovision will be held. The budget spent for reconstruction was 24 838 230 UAH (871 516,84 Euros). But even with almost a million of Euros spent, the reconstruction of station was not carried out properly and did not even fulfil the declared project. One of the most outrageous news about the reconstruction was that doors to the reconstructed station are not designed to meet the needs of people who use wheelchairs. According to Ukrinform news agency, the doors have been replaced recently.
But despite the Eurovision slogan „Celebrate Diversity“, it is reported that out of 7,000 seats in the spectator area of the expo center where Eurovision will be held, only 50 seats will be provided for people using wheelchairs. Media still do not pay attention to this fact. One piece published on the Ukrinform website is triumphantly called „Eurovision will pass, and new roads with sidewalks will remain here.“
But what will remain, exactly? For clarity, let us again repeat the numbers – 6550 seats are not suitable for people in wheelchairs, and only 50 seats are suitable.
