More than 500 new buses are required Astrakhan region as part of the transport reform. This was announced at a government meeting yesterday by the chairman of the regional Cabinet Oleg Knyazev.
The transport reform is planned to be implemented in stages until 2026. It will provide a significant improvement in the quality, convenience and safety in the field of passenger transportation.
Last year, the ROSDORNIA team investigated the road and transport infrastructure of the region. As a result, experts proposed a number of measures to optimize the route network, arrangement and reconstruction. In addition, a roadmap has been developed for the implementation of the passenger transport development program. According to the Vice-governor – Chairman of the Government of the Astrakhan region Oleg Knyazev, now these documents are being approved by the federal authorities.
The region also formed and sent an application, where the preliminary need for updating the rolling stock is indicated: a total of 520 buses, including a large class – 100, medium – 250, small class - 170. This is reported by the press service and information department of the regional administration.
"I instruct the Ministry of Transport of the region to speed up the process of coordinating the necessary regulatory framework. All documents must be ready by the end of June. In addition, within a week it is necessary to prepare and send an application to the Ministry of Transport of Russia for entry into the program "Development of public Transport", which will allow us to start updating rolling stock this year. I also instruct the Prime Minister to prepare an appeal addressed to the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation Andrey Belousov with a request to support us: prices for automotive equipment are growing, and it is important for us that we remain in the preliminary applications and projects," the governor said Igor Babushkin.
Administration The head of the Astrakhan region instructed to develop a project for the construction and reconstruction of terminal stations, turning rings and stopping complexes by June 30 and to start organizing traffic and repairing the road network in accordance with that program, which was formed by ROSDORNII.