Laid "silver link" BAM-2
“At the beginning of the 2000s, it became obvious that BAM was highly demanded, but it was already not enough,” said Putin. “Today, you know, we are working to expand the capabilities of BAM and entrust our country with the status of a powerful transport power, through which it is easy, comfortable and profitable to work economically.”
According to the President, the National Welfare Fund will allocate 150 billion rubles for the expansion of BAM. Currently, the carrying capacity of the line is about 16 million tons. Modernization will allow to increase the volume of freight traffic three times, and passenger turnover - by 18% by the year 2020.
Russian Railways has already begun work on the development of the Eastern Polygon, which includes BAM and Transsib. The public price and technology audit of the project has been completed, schedules for construction, installation and design and survey works have been developed. In addition, a project office was created - the Directorate for the Development of Railways of the Eastern Polygon.
The implementation of these projects will give Russian industry orders for about 200 billion rubles and provide an opportunity to master additional cargo traffic in 75 million tons annually.
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