Minister updates Parliament on road projects
Road, Transportation and Urban Development Minister Kh.Battulga updated Parliament on current and future road construction projects on Friday.
He said the 2011 state budget has allocated MNT 27.1 billion to road construction and MNT 12.4 billion to repair work with the condition of repayment. He said 19.9 km of roads have been built and 41 km repaired in Ulaanbaatar so far this year. With the aim of reducing traffic jams in the city, six new bridges have been planned using a loan from China, and 350 km of roads will be widened under the “New Creation” program.
Kh.Battulga added that a 176-km road construction project between Choir and Sainshand has been delayed due to a materials transportation problem. Road materials are transported from China through the Zamiin-Uud border point. But the Zamiin-Uud railroad is overloaded, and the transportation of road construction materials has been delayed. Also, a South Korean company has canceled its road construction agreement due to the rising prices of raw materials.
He said the 2011 state budget has allocated MNT 27.1 billion to road construction and MNT 12.4 billion to repair work with the condition of repayment. He said 19.9 km of roads have been built and 41 km repaired in Ulaanbaatar so far this year. With the aim of reducing traffic jams in the city, six new bridges have been planned using a loan from China, and 350 km of roads will be widened under the “New Creation” program.
Kh.Battulga added that a 176-km road construction project between Choir and Sainshand has been delayed due to a materials transportation problem. Road materials are transported from China through the Zamiin-Uud border point. But the Zamiin-Uud railroad is overloaded, and the transportation of road construction materials has been delayed. Also, a South Korean company has canceled its road construction agreement due to the rising prices of raw materials.
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