M12 highway (Russia)

The Moscow–Kazan motorway, designated as the М12, is a future Russian federal highway in the European part of Russia, running between the M7 and M5 highways, serving from the federal city of Moscow to Kazan. Its construction will be finished by 2027 and will cost around 612 billion rubles.[1] On 23 May 2020, it became known that according to the latest plans, it is planned to speed up the construction of the highway and hand it over in 2024.[2] The M12's total length will be 794 km.[3]

Federal Highway M12
Федеральная автомобильная дорога M12
Moscow–Kazan motorway
Route information
Length794 km (493 mi)
Major junctions
FromMoscow
ToKazan
Highway system
Russian Federal Highways

History

On 10 July 2020, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting on the construction of the Western Europe – Western China Highway in Yelabuga that the government of Russia had determined the terms of tender procedures and the amount of funding for the construction of the Moscow–Kazan motorway.[4]

On July 27, tenders were announced for the construction of 729 km of the motorway.[5]

References
  1. "От Москвы до Казани за 612 млрд рублей". Kommersant. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. "Хуснуллин сообщил о планах ускорить строительство трассы Москва — Казань". Rbc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. "Мишустин в РТ объявил о старте строительства трассы М-12 Москва – Казань". Rbc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "Правительство объявило о начале реализации проекта трассы Москва — Казань". Rbc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. "Для постройки трассы Москва — Казань объявили тендеры на ₽500 млрд". Rbc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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