“RZD” heads worked out a strategy of the Baikal-Amur Railway development
03.09.2010 (16:56) | Global Port
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Strategy of the Baikal-Amur Railway development provides construction of the second feeder, as stated JSC “RZD” President Vladimir Yakunin. “I would like to inform you that today the strategy is already worked out. Deputy of the State Duma Vladimir Klimenko is ready to submit this strategy for consideration and further development as amendments may be necessary”, claimed V. Yakunin in his address to the Representative Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far East Viktor Ishayev during the Assembly of railwaymen in Khabarovsk.
With regard to railway transport sector, Mr Yakunin noticed that today this project implementation is the main task.
“Construction of this road is a correct strategic solution”, he said.
JSC “RZD” President stated that in the crisis year traffic volume on the Far Eastern Railway increased by 30% in spite of the general volume decrease. Mr Yakunin believes that this was achieved due to the early decision to begin the implementation of the projects for improvement of the eastward railway capacity.
JSC “RZD” reports that last year transport facilities at cost of 23 billion roubles were brought into operation on the Far Eastern Railway section, this year 17,5 billion roubles are to be invested there.
Earlier Viktor Ishayev said that “Baikal-Amur Railway – 2” construction may cost 800 billion roubles. JSC “RZD” supported this project implementation at the meeting devoted to the issues of the Baikal-Amur Railway zone development.
Regional administration in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, JSC “RZD”, companies interested in cargo traffic and potential investors prepared grounding for the railway development. Besides, agreement on creation of executive committee consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Regional Development of Russia, Representatives of the President in the Far Eastern and Siberian Federal Districts, federal subjects’ governments and interested organizations for working out initiatives concerning the programme for development of the Baikal-Amur Railway surrounding territories, was achieved.
Vladimir Yakunin reports that approximately 400 billion roubles measured in 2008 prices (about 500 billion roubles measured in 2010 prices) are necessary for the Baikal-Amur Railway infrastructure development.
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