In the Vitebsk region for the purchase of road vehicles until the end of 2026 will send more than 16 million rubles

In the Vitebsk region for the purchase of road equipment by the end of the year will send more than 16 million rubles. This was announced by Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Architecture and Construction of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Nefedov at a meeting of the Presidium of the regional Council of Deputies, BelTA reports.

As the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Council of Deputies Dmitry Demidov noted, the state of the road economy is one of the key issues of the socio-economic development of the region. “Because the quality of roads largely depends on the ability of people to move, to visit commercial and social facilities. Of course, this affects the speed of movement of goods and goods. Therefore, road management is a leading industry, in general, ensuring the stable operation of all industries, he said.

The head of the deputy corps of the region indicated that quite large resources are allocated annually for the maintenance, operation of roads, and construction of new ones. “In general, the work is actively underway. This year, more than 200 million rubles have been allocated, of which more than half has already been mastered, relevant work has been carried out, ongoing repairs and reconstruction of bridge structures are being carried out, but nevertheless in the remaining period it is necessary to strengthen in some areas, Dmitry Demidov said.

Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Architecture and Construction of the Regional Executive Committee Alexander Nefedov said that the length of local roads in the Vitebsk region is 15 thousand km. “In terms of length, the roads of the Vitebsk region are in second place among the regions of the country after the Minsk region. Vitebsk region has the largest number of bridge structures. There's a total of 846. In the first half of the year, 315.5 kilometers were actually repaired on local roads. Eliminated pits more than 61 thousand square meters. In order to ensure the achievement of the targets of the state program and the proper maintenance of the local road network, significant work has been carried out to update the material and technical base of Vitebskobldorstroy. In 2026, 39 units of new road vehicles and equipment worth more than 7 million rubles were purchased over the past period. By the end of the year, it is planned to purchase another 44 units worth more than 16 million rubles, Alexander Nefedov said.

In Vitebsk in large-scale reconstruction and planned repair of tram networks will invest more than 20 million