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Funding pledge boost for St Petersburg city centre bypass plans

St Petersburg’s city centre bypass is a vital step closer to being realised after the Russian city’s committee on economic policy and strategic planning said it will be submitting proposals for co-financing of the project to the Ministry of Transport. The bypass highway, earmarked to be built along the Obvodny Canal, is expected to cost US$1.53 billion (RUB 50 billion). An application for federal budget funds will likely be filed in 2014. The project, which stipulates construction of embankments, bridges,
November 11, 2013 Read time: 1 min
St Petersburg’s city centre bypass is a vital step closer to being realised after the Russian city’s committee on economic policy and strategic planning said it will be submitting proposals for co-financing of the project to the Ministry of Transport.

The bypass highway, earmarked to be built along the Obvodny Canal, is expected to cost US$1.53 billion (RUB 50 billion). An application for federal budget funds will likely be filed in 2014. The project, which stipulates construction of embankments, bridges, and a tunnel system, will not be implemented earlier than 2018.

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