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Bashkortostan Republic’s up to US$19.04bn investment in roads

Authorities in the Bashkortostan Republic (Volga) in western Russia have approved a strategy that could see investments of between US$7.77 billion (RUB 249.7bn) and US$19.04 billion (RUB 612.2bn) to develop and improve regional and inter-municipal public roads by 2030.
June 11, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Authorities in the Bashkortostan Republic (Volga) in western Russia have approved a strategy that could see investments of between US$7.77 billion (RUB 249.7bn) and US$19.04 billion (RUB 612.2bn) to develop and improve regional and inter-municipal public roads by 2030.

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