Published on: 2026-04-09
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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In Russia, active preparation for the new road season is underway. In particular, specialists are inspecting asphalt concrete plants and laboratories, conducting tests of materials used in construction and installation works. In 84 regions, there are more than 900 asphalt concrete plants involved in the national project “Infrastructure for Life.”
“Within the framework of the updated six-year road activity plan, large-scale tasks are set for updating the road network. Despite the existing complexities and challenges, we continue to work on improving the connectivity of territories, ensuring safety on the roads, and increasing travel convenience. For the successful implementation of the intended plans, it is critically important to use high-quality materials, which in turn requires uninterrupted and technologically sound operation of asphalt concrete plants. By 2026, more than 900 such enterprises will be involved for the purposes of the national project.””Today a thorough inspection of equipment and technical documentation is being carried out there – the most important stage of preparation for the upcoming season,” said Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
In addition, it is important to fully ensure the supply of materials necessary for performing construction and installation work.
“The durability of the road surface directly depends on the materials necessary for the production of mixtures. These are crushed stone, sand, bitumen, mineral powder, additive-modifiers, etc. This year, in order to achieve the indicators of the national project on the regional and local network, it is planned to arrange about 148 million square meters of pavement layers, of which 140.1 million square meters are under the federal project “Regional and local road network.” The procurement of the required volume of materials allows ensuring the full execution of the road work program.””It is no less important that these materials comply with all modern requirements and standards, therefore close attention is also paid to inspection and quality,” noted the Minister of Transport Andrey Nikitin.
Another crucial stage of preparation for the road season is the formation of the list of future repair sites and timely contracting.
“Timely contracting allows contracting organizations to plan the work schedule on the facilities in advance and carry out the entire range of preparatory activities. Thus, as of April 1, the regions – participants of the national project “Infrastructure for Life” – have completed contracting for more than 80% of the facilities of the regional and local road network included in the 2026 work program,” emphasized the Deputy Head of the Federal Road Agency, Kairat Tursunbekov.
In the Kursk region, 12 asphalt concrete plants will operate. It is expected that in the upcoming road season they will produce more than 1 million tons of asphalt concrete mixture.
The first enterprise to start operating is located in the Yubileyniy settlement. The plant’s productivity is about 240 tons of mixture per hour. In 2026, its capacity will be used in the work on 16 sites of the national project in six districts of the region, among the largest is a 9-kilometer section of the Kursk – Kastornoye highway in the Sovetsky district.
Active preparatory activities have also started in the Udmurt Republic. Here, 14 asphalt concrete plants are planned to be launched for the road season.
So, at one of the enterprises in Izhevsk, specialists have already begun monitoring the materials received for work — gravel, crushed stone, sand, bitumen. All of these are indispensable components for the creation of various asphalt concrete mixtures. Currently, the plant is closing its need for the production of cast and cold asphalt concretes for pothole repair. With the arrival of warm weather, the enterprise will move on to the production of hot asphalt concretes.
These are modern, fully computerized factories where humans are excluded from the technological process. Operators see the entire material production process on a monitor; therefore, the human factor is absent.
In the Samara region, diagnostics and the launch of asphalt concrete plants are also carried out, and the technical readiness of the road machinery is checked. At the site of the future repair, specialists set up work camps and organize the delivery of inert materials – sand and gravel. To ensure safety during the work period, temporary road signs and informational boards are installed.
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