The authorities explained the reason for high prices of Russian roads

Today, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov told the students SPBGU why the construction of local roads is more expensive than in the West. According to him, this is due to the fact that besides the basic cost of roads included in the price and buy the land. Nothing like this can not be found in Europe, he assured, as we have in the central part of the country, it takes more than half of all costs. "This feeds a lot of people" - confessed to the vice premier. So, if the supposed construction site is at least some "cottage" and its owners will necessarily insist on the fact that "her for 300 years" and in general it lived for generations. As successful as an example, Ivanov gave the ring road around St Petersburg. And all because he drew attention to the students that buy land for its construction and does not have to. And, although domestic roads costing the state dearly. Their construction can even be called one of the most expensive in the world. For example, 1 km four-lane roads in Russia is worth about $ 13 million, while in other countries, the price is much lower. In addition, in July this year, the Ministry of Finance announced his intention in 2011 to reduce the cost of building new roads and repairing old by 70%. It was planned that part of the cost to assume the budgetary fund for the construction and repair of roads, which will operate as an investment. In addition to all the authorities conceived to make the most of federal roads apply. Informed earlier and Sergei Ivanov. Even last year, he lamented that "even in communist China, there are thousands of kilometers of toll roads." And in November 2010, President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law under which federal, state and local governments can declare themselves pay the whole public road