In Russia, the reconstruction of the eastern branch of the Baikal Amur highway (BAM) began. This was announced by the Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu, the words of which leads TASS.
“Today we laid a stone, symbolizing the beginning of the reconstruction of the eastern branch of the Baikal Amur highway. This is a plot of 340 kilometers from the street to February. The value of this segment BAM for the country’s economy is huge,” said Shoigu during the solemn ceremony of bookmarking the first stone of the route .
It is expected that the eastern branch of the route will be put into operation in 2024, which will increase the transport capabilities of Eastern Siberia and increase the volume of transit traffic through the region.
/Media reports.