The construction of the M12 highway will attract 170 billion rubles to the infrastructure of Tatarstan

The construction of the M12 highway will attract 170 billion rubles to the infrastructure of the Republic of Tatarstan. For three years after the commissioning of the Moscow — Kazan highway, the total increase in jobs will be from 10 to 15 thousand people.

The implementation of the project for the construction of the M12 Moscow — Kazan highway will attract about 170 billion rubles to the infrastructure of Tatarstan. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Ayrat Shamsiev at a visiting meeting of the Committee of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on Economy, Investment and Entrepreneurship at the KVZ.

Shamsiev noted that the construction of the highway will contribute to the creation of new jobs, including in related industries. So, according to the calculations of Rosavtodor, within three years from the date of commissioning of the highway, the total increase in jobs will be from 10 to 15 thousand people.

"The construction of this highway will increase the level of economic connectivity of the territories of Russia through the expansion and modernization of road infrastructure. The level of transport security of the subjects of the Federation will increase," said Shamsiev.

He added that the high-speed highway will pass through "promising centers of economic growth" and will provide a twofold reduction in travel time — from Kazan to Moscow it will be possible to drive in 6.5 hours. 

"In the future, the new road will bypass heavy-duty and other transit transport, bypassing the busy hubs of Kazan," he stressed.

Let us recall that the federal highway will pass through the territories of Apastovsky, Kaibitsky, Verkhneuslonsky, Laishevsky and Pestrechinsky districts of Tatarstan. The total length of the Moscow — Kazan highway sections in the republic will be 142 km.