Some 5 million square meters of housing is to be constructed in Belarus in 2020, Deputy Premier of Belarus Anatoly Kalinin has reported. Initially 4 million square meters of housing was to be built in Belarus in 2019. “I believe we can handle a more challenging task. We have the necessary capacities and resources to…
Compared to May the level of construction costs in Latvia grew by 0.4% in June. Labor remuneration of workers grew by 0.6%, prices of building materials – by 0.5%, but maintenance and operational costs of machinery and equipment – by 0.1%. In June the average level of construction costs was mostly affected by an increase…
About 40 builders of Osh-Batken-Isfana road in Batken region went on a strike because of non-payment of wages. The protesters demand payment of the wage arrears for four months. The Ministry of Transport and Roads said that the problem would be solved in the coming days. Funds will be transferred to the account of the…
Tallinn Mayor Taavi Aas (Centre) has said that the proposed Reidi Road (Reidi Tee) in central Tallinn has more supporters than opponents. The new road, which is planned to service the Tallinn harbor area and is to run along the seafront towards the Russalka Monument in Kadriorg, has drawn criticism from environmentalists and others. However,…
According to information released by Statistics Estonia, the construction price index of the second quarter increased by 0.3% QoQ and by 2% YoY. In the second quarter, compared to the same quarter last year, the construction price index was affected primarily by an increase in the cost of labor, which accounted for three quarters of…
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Kadri Simson (Centre) has announced that the ministry is backing an initiative to build a “Tartu Road delta road” or the so-called Smaller Tallinn Ring Road, in order to help calm road traffic on the major thoroughfares to the south of the city center of Tallinn, such as Tartu…
Uzbekistan intends to start construction of its nuclear power plant. Uzbekistan and Rosatom, Russia’s state corporation, reached an agreement to build a two-reactor nuclear power plant (NPP). It is expected to put it into commission in full by 2028. NPP construction will let the country save 3.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year.…