MINSK, 21 May (BelTA) – The reconstruction of the M1 motorway is supposed to begin in H2 2023, BelTA learned from an interview of Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Anatoly Sivak with the Respublika newspaper.
According to the source, the reconstruction of the M1 motorway has already begun. Design work is in progress. The motorway will be reconstructed to allow vehicles to move without any stops. Construction work as part of the M1 motorway reconstruction project is supposed to begin in H2 2023.
The project is expected to cost $1.9 billion. “We are talking about loans. Nobody builds such things at the expense of the state budget these days. Negotiations with various banks are in progress,” Anatoly Sivak said.
Asked about the development of the toll road network in Belarus, the official said: “We have a practice of making toll roads out of reconstructed ones. This principle will continue to be observed. At present the length of such roads already is 1,787 km. We intend to add about 200km to the figure by the end of the five-year term.”
