The construction of the railway bypassing Ukraine is planned to be completed ahead of schedule

In 2015, the construction of a railway was started , bypassing Ukraine. The new site will connect Zhuravka village, located in the Voronezh region, with a small town Millerovo near Rostov. Until now, the railway communication between these settlements partially passed through the territory of Ukraine. Those who needed to get from Voronezh to Krasnodar or, say, Rostov-on-Don, had to cross the state border twice.

The need to create a new canvas arose because of the deterioration of the relationship between Moscow and Kiev. According to Vice-President of Russian Railways Oleg Toni, the construction of a railway bypassing Ukraine is one of the most important strategic projects for Russia at the moment, which should be implemented as soon as possible.

Scale of construction

The total length of the new section of the canvas will be 122 kilometers. The volume of public investment for the project is more than 50 billion rubles. The construction of the railway bypassing Ukraine is carried out using the most advanced technologies and in strict accordance with the current Russian legislation. On the territory of the site there will be 5 electric substations and about 60 kilometers of external call for energy supply - all this will allow to electrify the roads completely.

The construction of the railway bypassing Ukraine started with the help of 350 units of equipment provided by the Western, Central and Southern military districts and 600 citizens of the Russian Federation who are on military service.

In whose hands is the responsibility for the result?

The construction of the railway bypassing Ukraine is entrusted to the organization Roszholdstroy, which is a subsidiary of JSC Russian Railways, and to the railway troops of the Russian Federation. The duties of the first group of employees include the creation of an external power supply system, the construction of traction substations, the installation of interlocking and signaling devices, the provision of energy, the laying of sleepers and rails. The competence of the second group of specialists includes the excavation of the roadbed and the installation of small artificial objects - for example, culverts.

On the assurances of the project managers, strict supervision is being carried out during the course of the work. Every day specialists of visiting laboratories are sent to the site, and professional sappers are assigned to battalions.

Construction of the railway bypassing Ukraine: features and problems

According to the draft, some of the future paths fall on private territory - planting fields. According to Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov, they managed to reach an agreement with the owners of property, and in the very near future they will solve this problem.

Most of the territory of the new railroad track is located on fertile soil. Employees of military departments carefully remove a layer of valuable soil and lay it aside from the constructed section of the road. After the completion of all work, the land is planned to be used for planting trees, bushes and other green plants, that is, to create the beauty that Russia is so famous for.

We'll finish before the deadline

The implementation of the project goes ahead of schedule - soldiers report for a day about the construction of about 150 meters of the embankment. According to the officials, if this pace is maintained, it will be possible to finish the work much earlier than the planned time - the end of 2017.

The Ministry of Transport noted that this section of the railway can be built in any case - regardless of the relationship with Ukraine. The need to implement the project was considered on the basis of considerations of the comfort of movement of Russian citizens. With the emergence of an armed conflict in a neighboring state, it was necessary to ensure security, which only served as a catalyst for the decision to build a railway section between Zhuravka and Millerovo.