Russian road revamp for Volga area

A budget of US$400.5 million is being set for a series of road improvements in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region (Volga) during 2017. The funding will be directed towards repairs and maintenance for roads in the area. The programme of works calls for improvements to be carried out to 115km of roads that have been identified as being in unsatisfactory condition. In all 400,000m3 of asphalt will be used for the road upgrades. Meanwhile specific projects to be carried out include the construction of a second bri
May 4, 2017 Read time: 1 min

A budget of US$400.5 million is being set for a series of road improvements in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region (Volga) during 2017. The funding will be directed towards repairs and maintenance for roads in the area. The programme of works calls for improvements to be carried out to 115km of roads that have been identified as being in unsatisfactory condition. In all 400,000m3 of asphalt will be used for the road upgrades. Meanwhile specific projects to be carried out include the construction of a second bridge over the Volga River as well as approach roads and work to improve the existing Molodezhny Avenue stretch.

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