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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Systematic work to upgrade the country's road infrastructure continues. Thanks to the "Infrastructure for Life" national project, 4,900 km of federal roads and 10,100 km of regional and local roads have been commissioned as of early December, according to Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
"2025 was a productive year for road workers. We've done a lot of work, updating and extending the road maintenance plan until 2030. Thanks to the support of the President and the Prime Minister, as well as the work of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, Rosavtodor, governors, and regional teams, the implementation of the "Infrastructure for Life" national project proceeded smoothly, and many large-scale projects were commissioned significantly ahead of schedule. Thanks to the "Regional and Local Road Network" federal project alone, more than 3,100 projects were built, reconstructed, and repaired in the first 11 months of 2025. This includes 2,800 road sections totaling over 10,100 km and 308 artificial structures (25,400 linear meters). In total, 4,900 km of federal roads and 10,100 km of regional and local roads were commissioned in the first 11 months under the national project. The bulk of the roadwork has been completed, and commissioning procedures are underway," said Marat Khusnullin.
As before, special attention is paid to transport accessibility of socially significant institutions: schools, hospitals, sports complexes.
"True care for people begins with improving the roads they use every day. Therefore, we are paying close attention to creating comfortable and safe infrastructure near socially significant institutions. This year, we have already repaired, reconstructed, and built 3,000 kilometers of roads to educational facilities, 2,400 kilometers to healthcare facilities, and another 700 kilometers to stadiums, youth schools, and sports arenas. Equally important is accessibility to tourist attractions; since the beginning of the year, 2,200 kilometers of tourist routes have been built and renovated," noted Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin.
Among the national project's priority objectives are the development of key transport arteries and the creation of efficient logistics corridors. As a reminder, the total length of federal highways in the country is over 66,500 km, of which 61,500 km are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Road Agency, and another 5,000 km are under the trust management of the Russian State Road Agency (Rosavtodor). In just 11 months, over 4,900 km of the country's federal road network have been commissioned, including over 435 km of construction and reconstruction projects. In particular, a significant amount of work has been completed on the road network under the jurisdiction of Rosavtodor.
"In 2025, we were able to implement a number of large-scale, significant projects. Thanks to the federal project 'Development of the Federal Network' of the national project 'Infrastructure for Life,' 4,200 km of federal roads under the jurisdiction of Rosavtodor were commissioned in 11 months, including 115.2 km under construction and reconstruction. This is another major step toward creating high-quality and reliable transport infrastructure in Russia's regions, ensuring comfortable and safe conditions for passenger and freight transportation, creating a transport infrastructure based on the principles of seamless logistics, and improving people's quality of life," emphasized Roman Novikov, head of the Federal Road Agency.
In particular, in the Chechen Republic this year, comprehensive overhaul work continued on sections of the R-217 "Kavkaz" federal highway from the 59th to the 69th kilometer between the villages of Itum-Kali and Veduchi. The work was completed on the approach to the popular Veduchi tourist complex, in a mountainous area with a seismicity level of approximately 9 on the Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale.
One of the largest projects on the regional road network is the bridge across the Ob River in Surgut (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug), built through the "Infrastructure for Life" national project. The bridge was commissioned in mid-October, and in the first month alone, over 100,000 vehicles used it.
This large-scale infrastructure project, in addition to the bridge itself across the Ob River, includes eight other artificial structures and 43 kilometers of road. In addition to relieving existing traffic, the bridge crossing has a significant impact on the development of the regional and national transportation network. It is part of the key federal routes Tyumen-Surgut-Salekhard and Perm-Khanty-Mansiysk-Nizhnevartovsk-Tomsk, and is also part of the international Arctic-Asia transport routes and the Northern Latitudinal Passage.
Among the projects leading to socially significant institutions is a new road to a new school building in the village of Chigiri in the Amur Region. The section from Vasilenko Street (0.75 km) opened three months ahead of the contract deadline.
One of the key objectives of the "Infrastructure for Life" national project is to reduce road traffic accident mortality by 50% by 2030 and by 50% by 2036, compared to 2023 levels. To achieve this, a comprehensive set of measures is being implemented, including the installation of road safety features.
Thus, over the course of 11 months, more than 400 traffic lights, over 133,000 linear meters of street lighting, over 450,000 linear meters of barriers, and over 100,000 linear meters of pedestrian fencing have been installed at national project sites. In addition, 412,700 linear meters of sidewalks, 7,600 linear meters of pedestrian paths, 2,600 linear meters of rumble strips, and over 63,000 road signs have been installed.
Furthermore, the regions are conducting extensive work aimed at preventing child road traffic injuries. Specifically, the All-Russian online Olympiad "Safe Roads" was held for the sixth time in 2025. It attracted 6.3 million schoolchildren from across the country, a 15% increase from the previous year.
Intelligent transport systems, which are already being implemented in 65 of the country's largest cities thanks to the national project, also help improve the safety of all road users and optimize traffic flows.
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