Section of M7 “Volga” motorway opened after reconstruction in Elabuga region
24 October 2014, Friday
On October 24, Head of Federal Road Agency Roman Starovoit, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin, Head of Federal Treasury Institution “Volgo-Vyatskupravtodor” Ildar Mingazov, and heads of contracting organizations took part in solemn opening of a section of M7 “Volga” motorway after reconstruction in Elabuga region.
Ildar Khalikov congratulated road workers on the event and thanked them for quality work done a year earlier than it was expected. Racers of KAMAZ-Master team also tested the quality of the road today.
The motorway section was built in 1974-1980. After reconstruction the traffic capacity will increase twice. The traffic is now one-way and safe. 7.6 billion roubles of federal funds were allocated for the repair works. The road workers noted that modern technologies that improve the holding power were used during the repair works.
Construction of the second section – Elabuga-Izhevsk-Novomendeleevsk chemical plant that opened today started in December 2012. The road provides safe access to Novomendeleevsk chemical plant.
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