MINSK, Oct 19 (BelTA) — Investments in the maritime sector have been suspended, Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak said at a joint consultation of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, BelTA learned.
“Despite difficult economic conditions, investment in the sector has been disrupted. The rolling inventory is being modernized: 4 five-car electric trains of the interregional business elegance (EPM) lines were purchased for the Minsk-Brest and Minsk-Gomel routes, as well as 152 buses and 19 trolleybuses for passenger transport. The National Infrastructure Plan of the Republic of Belarus for 2021-2025 provides for the implementation of 83 transport infrastructure projects. In 2022, 33 projects are underway,” said Anatoly Sivak.
According to him, this year it is planned to put into operation a bridge over the western Dvina River on the front to Novopolotsk, as well as a bypass of the city of Mir. “In November 2022, we plan to launch the southwest Mogilev ring road. We will also repair, build and renovate 765. 6 km of national roads and 2,482 linear meters of road structures. We will repair 1,407 km of roads and 1,217 linear meters of bridges,” the deputy prime minister added.