Construction work of the second stage of the Island Bridge project is ahead of schedule. However, at the same time, residents complain about the organization of traffic for pedestrians and cyclists. Riga City Council’s officials visited the bridge on July 31 to overlook progress with construction. As the delegation was told by Riga City Council…
The Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr will receive a grant worth EUR 2 million from the EBRD for the construction of new trolleybus lines, Zhytomyr Mayor Serhiy Sukhomlyn has stated. In June Zhytomyr authorities and the EBRD signed a loan agreement to acquire 49 new trolleybuses. The first trolleybuses will arrive in the city at the…
Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has stated that the ministry will soon announce tenders for designing a new runway and its construction at the International Dnipropetrovsk Airport (Dnipro city). In a post on his Facebook page, Omelyan wrote: “Soon we will announce a tender for designing a new runway in Dnipro. Then there will be an…
ERG Company is set to fund construction of the gas-turbine station in the country’s south. “The company is expected to invest $500 million in installing the gas-turbine station to provide the south of Kazakhstan with electricity and heat energy in the winter,” Shymkent mayor Gabidulla Abdrakhimov said. The government has approved the 2023 Shymkent complex…
Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan says the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will propose that UAH 10 billion, or $389 million, be allocated in the draft national budget for 2020 for repairing local roads. “The government envisages that the next year’s budget should have a Road Fund, which will include 100% of fuel excise revenue,…
Construction of a 50 MW solar power station has started in Sozak region of Turkestan region with support of Kazakh Invest National Company JSC. The region’s biggest solar plant is expected to generate 114 million kW annually, Kazakh Invest reports. Foreign investor, Risen Energy, participates in the implementation of the project worth $60 million. Construction…
Construction of a pedestrian overpass is underway on Bishkek – Naryn – Torugart road, press service of the Ministry of Transport and Roads of Kyrgyzstan reported. The overpass is being built at the 63rd kilometer. “All the concrete and earthworks have been completed, mounting of the above-ground pedestrian crossing constructions is underway,” the ministry said.…