The total length of federal highways is more than 66.4 thousand km, of which 61.4 thousand km are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Highway Agency, 5 thousand km are under the trust management of Avtodor Group of Companies. Thanks to the implementation of the federal project "Development of the Federal network" of the national project "Infrastructure for Life" in 2025, over 1.5 thousand km of new and renovated federal highways subordinate to Rosavtodor were put into operation.
"Federal highways are an important element of the country's transport framework. They ensure the connectivity of territories, contribute to an increase in cargo flows, the development of transport and logistics corridors, and increased transport accessibility. This year, over 1.8 thousand km of federal roads have already been put into operation under the national project "Infrastructure for Life" after repair, construction and reconstruction. We are doing a lot of work to create a modern and reliable road transport infrastructure that connects the regions and ensures comfort and safety of movement for many years to come," said Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
According to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On the National Development Goals of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 and for the future up to 2036," by 2030, at least 85% of federal highways should be in a regulatory state.
"In 2025, thanks to the national Infrastructure for Life project, we plan to commission more than 4.7 thousand km of federal roads, including 4.6 thousand km after repairs, including capital repairs, and 151.5 km after construction and reconstruction. Work is actively continuing to strengthen the country's transport arteries, as well as the creation of seamless logistics corridors. We pay special attention to the development of the North–South international transport corridor, which aims to increase transportation efficiency and strengthen regional connectivity both within the country and with international transport routes," said Andrey Nikitin, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
The successful implementation of large-scale road projects and, in many cases, the early completion of construction and installation work is the result of unprecedented support from the President and Government of the Russian Federation.
"Systemic financial support remains an equally important aspect of the development of the federal network. This year, 567 billion rubles have been allocated from the federal budget for these purposes, which demonstrates serious government support and the importance of this area for the entire transport system of the country. As before, special attention is paid to strict control of spending, the progress of work and compliance with deadlines. This approach is the key to the effective implementation of the federal project and ensures the fulfillment of all the tasks assigned to us," said Igor Kostyuchenko, Deputy Head of the Federal Road Agency.
So, in the Chelyabinsk region, after reconstruction, 14 km of the M-5 Ural highway were put into operation. As part of the work carried out under the national project "Infrastructure for Life", the section from 1,564 to 1,578 km was expanded from two to four lanes, now it corresponds to the IB category. A barrier fence has been installed, a new three-layer road surface has been installed, and roadsides have been reinforced.
In addition, drilling and blasting operations were carried out to smooth the relief and eliminate height differences. "The construction was carried out in difficult climatic conditions with huge temperature fluctuations. Smoothing out the terrain, which made it difficult to move, the road workers literally cut off the mountains, only at this stage more than 600 thousand cubic meters of rock were blown up," said Anton Antonov, acting head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Updor Yuzhny Ural.
After the work carried out, the capacity of the highway in the busy area will increase from 11 to 30 thousand vehicles per day.
It should be noted that work is currently underway on the construction and reconstruction of the M-5 Ural highway in sections km 1,548 – km 1,564 and km 1,578 – km 1,609, including the construction of a bypass of the city of Sim (section km 1,578 – km 1,598). The bypass road will allow transit traffic to leave the city and increase the speed of movement on this segment of the route from 60 to 90 km/h. The work is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
"The development of the M-5 highway is very important for the entire Chelyabinsk region, for the development of our economic and tourism potential. We are consistently moving towards our goal of a fully four–lane highway throughout the region," said Alexey Texler, Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region.
In the Novosibirsk region, thanks to the national project, the construction of the Eastern Bypass of Novosibirsk is underway. In July of this year, the first section of the first stage was opened, 12.4 km long, from the intersection with the K19–r Novosibirsk-Leninsk–Kuznetsky highway to the transport interchange near the village of Novolugovoye.
The four-lane section includes two interchanges and four bridges. Electric lighting has been installed to ensure traffic safety, and oncoming traffic is separated by an axial metal barrier fence. The thickness of the road surface is 1.3 m, of which 24 cm is cement—concrete pavement.
Construction and installation works are continuing on the remaining almost 11 km of the first stage of the Eastern Bypass of Novosibirsk, in particular, reinforced concrete slabs are being laid on the bridge over the Inya River as part of the 678-meter-long overpass. This technological stage is planned to be completed by the end of September. It is also planned to open a second section with a length of 1.7 km (stage IB) in September.
"The Eastern bypass will radically change the situation with the traffic load at the entrance to Novosibirsk, where up to 70 thousand cars per day are currently registered. A four–lane cement-concrete highway with oncoming traffic separation, convenient interchanges, and modern lighting will make the journey from Novosibirsk to Altai and back to the R-254 and R―255 highways not only comfortable, but also as safe as possible," said Igor Tolstykh, head of Sibupravtodor.
In the Murmansk region, according to the national road project, the construction of a two-level transport interchange continues on the 20th km of the entrance to Severomorsk as part of the R-21 Kola highway bypassing Murmansk.
The construction readiness of the facility is 80%. Work is underway to improve the roadbed, road surface, drainage and pipe laying. An outdoor lighting system is being installed.
Construction began in 2023 and is the second stage of the reconstruction of the section from 14th to 19th km. The work is being carried out on a complex geological site: more than 240 thousand cubic meters have been completed. m drilling and blasting measures to remove rock.
"Putting the interchange into operation will allow for the distribution of traffic flows at the entrance and exit from Murmansk, while increasing the capacity and safety of the entire entrance to Severomorsk. This will significantly relieve the road network of the capital of the Arctic, reducing the intensity of traffic flow in the city and improve the environmental situation by reducing the volume of exhaust gases," said Dmitry Jos, head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Kola.
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