MOSCOW, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a government decree approving an updated plan for road infrastructure development from 2026 to 2031, the Russian government announced Tuesday.
Under the "Infrastructure for Life" national project, Russia plans to build and reconstruct more than 2,000 kilometers of federal and regional roads by the end of 2031, focusing on the expansion of the country's core transport network.
The initiative also prioritizes road construction projects included in master plans for cities in the Far Eastern Federal District and the Arctic zone. New projects added to the list include the construction of bypasses for several cities, such as Orenburg and Baykalsk, and the modernization of key stretches along the M-5 Ural and R-504 Kolyma highways.
According to the government, the total volume of federal funding for these activities will reach 9.1 trillion rubles (about 112 billion U.S. dollars).
The plan further allocates resources for the development of municipal road networks in urban agglomerations and the creation of infrastructure to support the growing tourism sector. ■
