The construction of the second ring road around Minsk has to be completed by early 2017. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko gave the relevant instructions as he visited the construction site of the second ring road in Minsk District on 3 September, BelTA has learned.
“This ring road has to be commissioned within three years at most. One year has already passed. The ring road has to be ready by 1 January 2017,” said the President.
The head of state was informed about the progress of the construction of the second ring road. A modern concrete pouring technology is used to build it. The construction project will involve several phases. The ring road will include both existing motorways and new ones as well as upgraded roads. At present work is in progress to bridge the gap between the motorway M3 Minsk-Vitebsk and M6/E28 Minsk-Grodno – the Polish border. The section will be over 46km long and will include several phases. “The entire road till the motorway to Grodno has to be built next year,” said the President. “Then you will have one year or 1.5 years at most to build the road to reach the Moscow motorway”.
Alexander Lukashenko drew attention to the need to wisely design motorways and avoid excessive and unwarranted spending. Auditing agencies have been instructed with this in mind. The agencies are supposed to verify the real cost of the work during the construction phase. “You have to audit the construction process and correct errors instead of doing it when the road is ready. Go along and make calculations,” stressed the Belarusian leader.
Written by belta.by
