Siberian highway rebuild

A budget of close to US$11 billion is being set aside to rebuild the Elantsy-Khuzhir highway in Siberia.
February 20, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A budget of close to US$11 billion is being set aside to rebuild the Elantsy-Khuzhir highway in Siberia. The section in Olkhon district will be rebuilt first. Other stretches requiring reconstruction include the Irkutsk-Kachug-Zakhal section in the Ekhirit-Bulagat district and Pivovarikha-Novolisikha in the Irkutsk district.

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