Major Russian ring road project

A new southern bypass is planned for Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains area of Russia at an estimated cost of up to US$721.5 million. When complete, the bypass will connect the existing Chelyabinsk and Perm Highways. The state-owned road company Avtodor will work with the local government for the Sverdlovsk Region to finalise the details of the company building the link.
February 23, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A new southern bypass is planned for Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains area of Russia at an estimated cost of up to US$721.5 million.

When complete, the bypass will connect the existing Chelyabinsk and Perm Highways.

The state-owned road company Avtodor will work with the local government for the Sverdlovsk Region to finalise the details of the company building the link.

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