OREANDA-NEWS. March 22, 2013. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has apporved a list of road objects which are to undergo construction, reconstruction and repair in 2013. The activities will be fulfilled on around 600 objects of road infrastructure. Overall lenght of roads is 1 thousand 400 kilometers. This was informed by a Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Olexandr Vilkul.

“The Government has allocated necessary financing for 1 thousand 400 kilometers of roads to be constructed and repaired. The fulfilled works will afford to enlarge and renew the road infrastructure. It must enhance the transport and logistic potential as well,” a Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Olexandr Vilkul told.

The cost of construction, reconstruction, overhaul and repair of public and local motor roads and also erection of bridges in compliance with the approved Government’s decision makes up over UAH 7 bln.

According to the Vice Prime Minister, the Government is involved in elaboration of a program of modernization of the road branch. “The basis of the program is introduction of modern technologies of road construction and strengthening control over quality of works,” Olexandr Vilkul explained. 

He enumerated key object of road infrastructure that are to undergo building and repair activities in 2013.

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The large share of roads in Ukraine were constructed 40-50 years ago. And they have already exhausted their resource. Over and above, the loading on road covering has also increased significantly. In the course of the enduring winter of 2012-2013 there were passed over 7 cycles of frosting-defrosting which negatively affected the state of road covering.

In the present time targeting traffic safety there are fulfilled repair activities even in the complicated weather conditions.

After the normal temperature regime is set, the road activities will be resumed. For now over 30 asphalt concrete plants and around 500 brigades are maintatining road activities.