Road repair boost for Russian Federation state

The authorities in the Republic of Tatarstan plan to boost road spending in capital Kazan. Tatarstan is a small state belonging to the Russian Federation but its capital is the eighth largest city in Russia and is of economic importance given it is the home of various key industries. The new road repair budget will see some US$263 million spent during 2012, a considerable increase over previous annual investments. For each of the five years prior to 2012, road repair spending has been around 75% of this yea
May 16, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The authorities in the Republic of Tatarstan plan to boost road spending in capital Kazan. Tatarstan is a small state belonging to the Russian Federation but its capital is the eighth largest city in Russia and is of economic importance given it is the home of various key industries. The new road repair budget will see some US$263 million spent during 2012, a considerable increase over previous annual investments. For each of the five years prior to 2012, road repair spending has been around 75% of this year’s budget.

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