Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on the construction of an electrified double-track high-speed railway around Tashkent. The project with a total cost of $320.1 million will be implemented in 2017-2021, according to the document posted on the website of the president’s press service. The total length of one line of the ring road…
Development of transportation infrastructure of Turkmenistan’s regions is an important component of the country’s large projects. This developmental activity is aimed at involving the regions in economic, trade, and humanitarian cooperation, increasing investment potential, promoting entrepreneurship in rural areas, and industrial integration, according to the report. Central Asia is becoming one of the world’s most…
President Petro Poroshenko underlines the efficiency of the experiment initiated by him to allocate half of unscheduled revenue from customs duties for construction, restoration and reconstruction of roads in Ukraine. This has been reported by the press service of the Head of State. “Repair and construction of road in Ukraine is among the top priorities…
A lack of fuel supplies to Tajikistan’s airlines is reportedly forcing the carriers to perform layovers at foreign terminals during long international flights. The problem appears to stem from a disagreement over money owed by the airlines to the Fuel Supply Company (OJSC Toplivo-Zapravochnaya Kompaniya or TZK), which occupies a monopoly position on Tajikistan’s aviation…
Belarus is ready to supply Tatarstan with electric buses, Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said as he met with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on May 25. “Electric buses are being tested on Minsk streets today. It is a new type of transport for the CIS and we hope for a success of the project,” Andrei…
PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia intends in 2017 to raise tariffs for freight transportation by 22.5%, the company said in a press release, with reference to the draft consolidated financial plan posted on its website. According to the press service, the figures are calculated using international financial reporting standards. “Tariffs for passenger rail transportation will not be raised…
Board Chairman of PJSC Ukzaliznytsia Wojciech Balczun says that UAH 2.5 billion is planned to be invested in Lviv Railways in 2017. Speaking at a press conference in Lviv, Balczun stated that “a portion of these funds will be spent on infrastructure, another portion – on upgrading the rolling stock”. In particular, he noted that…