Construction of the four high-speed highways (HSM) proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in August could cost 10.8 trillion rubles, according to the Russian government. The newspaper reports this “Kommersant” On the presentation of the infrastructure development strategy in the Russian Federation until 2030.
According to the document, Moscow-St. Petersburg highway project will cost 1.7 trillion rubles. Excluding the costs of entry to the capitals, HSR Moscow – Voronezh – Rostov-on-Don – Adler – is estimated at 3.2 trillion rubles, Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan – Yekaterinburg – 4 trillion rubles, and Moscow – Smolensk – Minsk at 1 trillion. 9 trillion rubles.
As stated in the publication, calculations on the extension of routes to new regions of the Russian Federation determined by the president are not made, and cost estimates are not based on Moscow-St. It is based on the cost of 1 km of St. Petersburg high-speed railway and it is not correct. From the presentation it becomes clear that a total of 4.37 thousand km of high-speed lines should provide an increase in budget revenues by 15.1 trillion rubles. and GDP increased by 35.2 trillion rubles.
Earlier, Putin was at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum. reportedIn Russia, St. It is planned to create a single transport corridor from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, in which high-speed highways will be laid from Siberia and the Far East to the Pacific Ocean. According to him, this infrastructure will form the basis for the development of tourism, connect logistics, agriculture and production centers and contribute to the renewal of cities and towns.
Putin before she made a joke About the “supreme government of Russia”.