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VITEBSK, 15 July (BelTA) – The ring road around Vitebsk will be built within the new five-year period, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during his working trip to Vitebsk, BelTA has learned.
The head of state was briefed on the state of affairs with the Vitebsk transport infrastructure, as well as the construction of the ring road around the oblast capital and renovation of the Polotsk overpass.
According to Vitebsk Oblast Governor Nikolai Sherstnev, the overpass renovation project was supposed to take four years, however the construction workers managed to complete the project within about 1.5 years. The huge area under the overpass is to be used for parking facilities. This will ease traffic in the central part of the city, in particular in the areas near the bus station, the railway station and the market.
The president was asked to provide support for the project to build a ring road around Vitebsk. A 10km road section needs to be built here, which costs Br120 million.
“This should be done. I believe that bypasses should be built around all towns, both small and big,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The construction of the northwestern bypass around Vitebsk was also discussed during the meeting of the head of state with local residents and construction workers involved in the Polotsk overpass renovation project. This matter was raised by representatives of labor collectives.
“I am very happy when I see that young people are not only looking for hype and posting something in the internet, but are also concerned about some northwestern bypass, overpasses and so on. It means that our nation has a future. I agree that this should be done. We should think of ways to finance the construction of this section. However, there is no project yet. When the project is ready, I will lend a helping hand. We will lend money for it, it is for sure. We have built these bypasses around all cities (a small section has to be completed in Mogilev). It is necessary to have a bypass around the main Slavic city. I promise that we will do it in this five-year period. We will find money, even if I am no longer president,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
