Russian road revamp due

Russia plans to invest US$2.16 billion over the coming three years in rebuilding federal highways running through the Central Federal District.
March 2, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Russia plans to invest US$2.16 billion over the coming three years in rebuilding federal highways running through the Central Federal District. The Russia, Don, Caspian, Ural, Kholmogory, Baltic, Volga Highways will be rebuilt under the plan. The inner and outer ring roads around capital Moscow will also be rebuilt according to the plan. The aim is to upgrade the country's key links, including highways linking major cities.

Related Content

  • Bashkortostan and VEB completing Ufa eastern exit road study
    October 31, 2014
    The Bashkortostan Republic (Volga) in western Russia could issue a tender for the Ufa Eastern exit road project by the end of the year. Government authorities in Bashkortostan said they and VEB (Vnesheconombank) are completing a feasibility study of the Ufa Eastern exit road project. The project, expected to cost around $591 million, involves completion of an underground tunnel to the Ufa River, a bridge and a road to the M5 motorway. The exit road will be about 14km. Transport infrastructure will be
    Read More
  • Russia sets out motorway development strategy up to 2030
    August 9, 2016
    Russia is looking to spend upwards of US$106 billion to improve motorways in Siberia, the Ural Mountains and central Asia by 2030. A report by the Russian financial newspaper Kommersant said that the federal transport ministry and the Federal Road Transport Agency – Rosavtodor - have designed a strategy to build another 15,000km of toll motorways to add to the already 5,000km. However, some of the ‘new’ motorways could be upgrades of two-lane roads. Between 30-50% of the cost will be borne by the priv
    Read More
  • Uganda's major rural road investment
    February 23, 2012
    Uganda's National Roads Authority (UNRA) is investing heavily in a major rural road upgrade programme for 2011, which is intended to boost transport.
    Read More
  • New CIS highway connection planned
    August 19, 2016
    Plans are being set out for an important new highway link in the CIS. This new link will connect the M-5 and M-7 highways, close to the city of Ufa and the project is expected to cost US$1.12 billion to carry out. The work will require the construction of a tunnel stretch carrying four traffic lanes, as well as two highway sections and an overpass in the city itself. Ufa is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, which is part of the CIS. The city is linked to Russia’s capital Moscow by the M-7 highwa
    Read More

Highlighted Content