30 May 2011 16:20

Over 8 trln rubles to accumulate in road-building funds by 2020 - Putin

TVER. May 30 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin believes it necessary to perfect procedures for placing orders for the construction and maintenance of roads in Russia.

"In order to concentrate funds for the construction and maintenance of roads, a decision has been made to form federal and regional road funds. According to our calculations, we will have accumulated over 8 trillion rubles in them by 2020 and earmarked these funds for road-building," Putin said at a meeting on problems in the road-construction sector.