PM Putin approves draft transport strategy of RF till 2030
RF Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has approved the draft transport strategy of Russia, RBC reports. The Transport Ministry’s draft strategy was discussed at an on-site conference in Novosibirsk under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. for the period ending in 2030
According to the draft, transport strategy is to be implemented in two states. The first one (till 2015) envisages completion of transport system modernization; the second one (2016-2030) – intensive innovative development of Russia’s transport system. Total capital investment is valued at RUR 170.6 trillion (in prices of corresponding years with VAT).
According to the draft strategy, cargo transportation is to grow to 20.7 bln t by 2030 (1.7 times against 2007); cargo turnover – to 4.56 trillion t/km by 2030 (1.84 times). Transportation of containerized cargo is to increase 6-fold to 648 million tonnes.
Throughput of Russia’s seaports is to grow by 2.3 times to 1.025 bln t.
According to the document, export of transport services is to increase 7.8 times by 2030, transit transportation via Russia is to grow from 28 million tonnes to 100 million tonnes.
To achieve the above results it is necessary to build 20,730 km of railways.
In 2010-2015 it is planned to build and reconstruct some 8,000 km of federal highways as well as reconstruction of 1,900 km of paid roads and highways. Over 7,000 km of paid roads and highways are to be built and reconstructed in 2016-2030.
The draft strategy envisages development of sea transport, expansion of transport infrastructure in North, Baltic, Azov-and-Black and Far East basins.
Total financing of the strategy implementation is to make RUR 170.581 trillion including RUR 39.127 trillion to be allocated by the federal budget, RUR 23.907 trillion by the RF subjects and RUR 107.547 trillion – off-budget sources.