Transstroy receives loan for Sochi route

Construction company Transstroy has taken out a loan of US$128 million from the Bank of Moscow for construction of a relief road for Kurortny Prospect in Sochi, Russia, from the M-27 federal highway Dzhubga-Sochi.
February 29, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Construction company 3382 Transstroy has taken out a loan of US$128 million from the Bank of Moscow for construction of a relief road for Kurortny Prospect in Sochi, Russia, from the M-27 federal highway Dzhubga-Sochi.

Extensive road works are taking place in the Black Sea resort in preparation for its hosting of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014.

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