Kazan allocated US$263.14mn road repair budget for 2012
Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin said authorities would allocate US$263.14million to repair the city’s road network in 2012, compared to a total of $197.66million spent over the previous five years.
May 15, 2012
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Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin said authorities would allocate US$263.14million to repair the city’s road network in 2012, compared to a total of $197.66million spent over the previous five years.
Russia’s road building and upgrading programme is now gathering pace. Russia's Federal Highway Agency plans to bring over 85% of federal roads into conformity with road traffic regulations. The Federal Highway Agency has boosted construction of rural roads by establishing road funds and built over 500km in 2011. The Russian Government plans to allocate nearly US$198 million to build key roads in 2012. The Federal Highway Agency has set road upgrades as a top-priority. Under this plan road bearing capacity w
Cause for concern comes from the US where the National Highway Transportation Safety Agency (NHTSA) has revealed an increase in road fatalities during 2012. The NHTSA’s statistical projection of traffic fatalities suggests that 34,080 people died in vehicle traffic crashes in 2012, an increase of about 5.3% over the 32,367 killed in 2011.
A report from the St Petersburg Administration suggests that up to 18% of the city’s roads are currently unfit for use. Plans were made in the third quarter of 2012 to repair about 33% of these damaged road links in the second quarter of 2013. The official data reveals that the city currently has 56,500km of roads. The planned budget is for US$161.63 million for repair works to 3,400km of the city’s roads in 2013.
