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One of the areas of work outlined in the Transport Strategy for the period up to 2030 is the modernization of federal highways, which includes expanding the busiest sections from two to four or more lanes. In total, Rosavtodor plans to convert 289.4 km of federal roads into four-lane roads in 2025. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
“In road activities, one of the important tasks remains the expansion of the roadway. Such work is necessary in the context of increasing motorization and traffic intensity, increasing population mobility, as well as to separate oncoming traffic flows and reduce the number of accidents. The government, together with the Federal Road Agency, monitors this process and systematically deals with this work. Thus, in 2025, it is planned to expand about 290 km of federal highways to four lanes, which will improve traffic safety and comfort for motorists, and also improve the capacity of the road framework of our country,” said Marat Khusnullin.
The Deputy Prime Minister added that converting federal highways to four-lane design will also help increase the share of roads that meet regulatory requirements for transport and operational indicators. 89.4 km will be widened as part of the reconstruction, another 200 km – after major repairs. In particular, key projects are being implemented in Primorsky Krai, the Republic of Tatarstan, Vladimir Region, the Republic of Dagestan and Voronezh Region.
“Optimization of traffic flows is becoming a particularly urgent task in the context of growing traffic intensity. In addition, the development of domestic tourism in Russia is a significant factor in the continuous improvement of road infrastructure. It is important to ensure convenient access, including to cultural and historical monuments, memorial complexes,” said Roman Novikov, head of the Federal Road Agency.
Thus, Rosavtodor pays great attention to the modernization of federal highways of the North Caucasus as a center of attraction for tourism. The priority project in the Republic of Dagestan is the major repair of the section from the 739th to the 754th km of the R-217 “Kavkaz” highway with bringing it to four traffic lanes. At present, the section from the 739th to the 747th km has been put into operation. Another major repair section – km 889 – km 905 of the R-217 “Kavkaz” highway – is located in the Kayakentsky District of the Republic of Dagestan. The implementation of these projects will solve the problem of reducing the share of federal roads in the country operating in overload mode, as well as the modernization of the international transport corridor “North – South”. In addition, this will become an additional incentive for economic development, increase the investment attractiveness of the region.
Strategically important reconstruction of sections of the M-7 Volga highway from the 1061st to the 1155th and from the 1161st to the 1166th km is being carried out in Tatarstan as part of the implementation of the high-speed route Kazan – Yekaterinburg. Work on the construction of the roadbed base is almost complete. 880 thousand tons of asphalt concrete have already been laid out of the 1.2 million tons envisaged by the project. In addition, 11 interchanges and overpasses are to be built and reconstructed on the section, seven of which are ready. In addition, it is planned to build six bridges of different classes. To date, four bridges are completely ready: across the Shilnebashka River in the Tukaevsky District, as well as the Ashpalinka, Menzelya and Daryanka Rivers in the Menzelinsky District. The longest of those built is the bridge across the Menzelya at the 1103rd km of the M-7 Volga highway. Its length is 160 m.
Another significant project is a major overhaul with expansion to four lanes of the section from the 255th to the 277th km of the R-132 “Golden Ring” highway in the Vladimir region. Modernization of the road to Suzdal will also contribute to the economic development of the city: the tourist flow will increase, new logistics complexes, enterprises and road service facilities will appear.
Reconstruction of the section km 687 – km 703 of the federal highway A-370 “Ussuri” in Primorsky Krai is an important step in the development of the Far Eastern region. More comfortable movement along the highway will be facilitated by increasing the width of its already existing four lanes. The width of the highway after reconstruction will be 27.5 m. Also, six bus shelters, two rest areas, noise protection screens and new lighting lines will be installed here. The project also provides for the construction of two transport interchanges at different levels, two bridges and an overpass across the Trans-Siberian Railway.
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