New roads for Urals region

The authorities in Russia’s Urals region are approving a programme that will see major investment in infrastructure. Some US$3.91 billion will be invested in roads as well as communications, and information technologies between the present and 2020. The transport plans will see 225.4km of roads being rebuilt and improved as well as works to repair and maintain 27 bridges.
January 24, 2014 Read time: 1 min
The authorities in Russia’s Urals region are approving a programme that will see major investment in infrastructure. Some US$3.91 billion will be invested in roads as well as communications, and information technologies between the present and 2020. The transport plans will see 225.4km of roads being rebuilt and improved as well as works to repair and maintain 27 bridges. In addition major repairs will be carried out on both regional and rural roads. A novel part of the programme will be the development of transport navigation and information technology based on GLONASS and GPS technologies.

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