Rustam Minnikhanov gets acquainted with construction progress of the bypass road of Nizhnekamsk and Naberezhnyye Chelny

On 6 November the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by the Head of the Federal Government Agency Volgo-Vyatskupravtodor Ildar Mingazov inspected the work progress on construction of the bypass road of Nizhnekamsk and Naberezhnyye Chelny and drove along the new road. 

The new direction of the M-7 Volga highway is being built by the national project of Safe and Quality Roads and will be a section of the speed route Kazan-Yekaterinburg-Tyumen is planned to be completed by the end of 2024. 

Reporting about the work completed, Ildar Mingazov told about artificial structures built along the highway because of its relief and hydrological conditions. He informed him about transport cross-sections, bridges, lighting poles and barriers built on the road as well as structures erected for protection of the road from wild animals, roadside ditches and recultivation,

Rustam Minnikhanov drove along the main section of the bypass under construction and   looked round gas stations including multi-functional rest areas.

Giving his assessment to the work done on the new highway, the Rais of the republic said: “The new four lane road will make it possible to improve transport accessibility in the republic and facilitate further development of the Kama (industrial) cluster. Today we have again seen that due to well-coordinated work of the ordering customer, professional road workers and bridge builders it is possible to implement such a large scale project on a tight schedule without compromising quality and safety.”

The transport bypass of Nizhnekamsk and Naberezhnyye Chelny will move transit traffic from the cities and unload the road network of agglomerations. It will also cut the travelling time from Kazan to Nizhnekamsk by nearly an hour.