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Deputy Economic Development Minister Andrei Klepach said today that Russia still plans to build toll roads, but it is not going to build their free alternates. According to him, most of the tracks have to bring federal money, as happens in many countries around the world. True, Klepac for some reason did not specify which ones - this with our officials happens quite often, they know that somewhere something is, but where do not remember. However, the presence in the country's toll roads, even those without any duty-free counterparts - it was good. Previously, the road was not, and now is, you want to go - pay, you do not want to pay - do not go, what's wrong ... But this logic is absolutely not acceptable when it comes to federal highways! If the main transport artery of the country will be paid, and in the bill that the State Duma is preparing to consider Economic Development (MED), this option provides - it will cause great harm to the entire Russian economy as a whole. Simply imagine how increase the cost of freight, therefore, and transported goods. And most importantly, is not very clear for what it's all done. Say, on paper, it made sense. There is a free road clogged with traffic jams and broken climate, there it is charged double, neat and svobodnenky, the motorist, in turn, there is a choice: push the wells or to fly on silken asphalt. Throughout the world, such an approach is called the service and the service is certainly a useful thing, with the help of the country gets a lot of benefits. For the construction of a commercial route state announces a tender, but reserves the bulk of the project, so it helps to property development to be implemented, will make life easier for motorists, but over time begins on the project to earn, in addition, officials are starving "equilibrated" on pullbacks behind to win tender - all good, everyone is happy. In practice, the feasibility of toll roads raises some doubts. Take the highway, which was planned to build one of the first - Moscow - St. Petersburg. Its length is 634 km, the exact amount of the fee per mile does not exist yet, but the government decided it could range from a half rubles to six and a half. That is, at cheap rates, cost of the entire route will be 951 rubles, without regard to spent fuel. If we take the average value of the above rates, four of the ruble, then the path of the First Throne in cultural or back, get up as early as 2536 blood. Thousand for a march - it is, in general, not much, two and a half thousand - a waste for most motorists impressive. In addition, there is one moment that any media reports, nor in the statements of officials does not appear - what would be the maximum permissible speed on the toll roads? In Japan, for example, it reaches 180 km / h, and therefore taxable mzdoy highway there, as well as in Germany, built on other technologies, in particular, rotations do with the slope, like a racetrack. Naturally, almost sporty designs require much more expensive. Is Russia ready to build these trails? - That's probably the main issue. Because the toll road on which we can go no faster than 90 km / h, is meaningless. Yes, of course, Moscow and Leningrad regions near Moscow highway - probably the most 'stagnant', respectively, in Moscow and its suburbs. Yes, of course, paid understudy saves the driver two - three hours of time, but would agree if this driver has to pay for two - three hours? 951 ruble may agree, but 2536? Add to the last digit of the price of seventy liters of 92-octane gasoline, and get a ticket for the sleeper. A sleeping car - it's faster, more comfortable, no stress, if you think about it, less risk to health, so more and feed. Airlines, by the way, too, should not fail, their value during the week begins generally from five hundred rubles. When a coin highway to compete with free, with rails and, as if it did not sound loud, air, highway clearly not the favorite. Cause and Economic Development seeks to reduce competition by eliminating the need to create a duplicate free of duties and tracks. Otherwise the state is at risk decently plunge face in the dirt. Imagine, built two entirely new roads, paid and free, the first uses a small demand effect of competition from at least two, and no significant benefits paid to guarantee the highway will not. It admits the same high-speed mode, but worth the money, of course, it avoids the traffic jams, but after a serious traffic jams occur more at the entrances to the mega-cities. Megacities in Russia is not so much. It turns out the state on equal footing with investors vbuhali a lot of money into a project that not only does not work, but persistently continues to pull a bill out of pocket - the content of asphalt in our climate - employment wildly expensive. And even if you clear the way without a competitor, not the fact that it will pay off. Main directions emanating from the major economic centers, has already been spent, and drag a new route useless, in fact, useless. Roads are sorely lacking in a decent distance from the most economic centers, but there is another demand - a dozen cars a day are not able to recoup the billions eaten by building in a country where miles of asphalt is more expensive kilometers Hadron Collaider. These trails could be really useful for trade traffic, but, as already mentioned, then go up the value of goods transported. Here is the account of the demand for Economic Development is particularly worried about, because, perhaps, included in the bill clause: pay may be not only new track, but the federal subjected to reconstruction. It turns out just fine, there is a time-worn but important way to repair it allowed private investors who, in turn, allowed to set the fare, so that he can recoup costs and earn. By bezaltenativnosti, drivers would be nothing left but to pay. A transportation tax, taxes on the roadside cafes, gas stations and other road infrastructure, goes no where. In fact, such a bill, let the sounds ridiculous, not law, it contradicts the Russian Constitution, in particular the law "On freedom of movement." Suppose, human rights activists grapple with MED and a miracle win, but this leaves the outcome of the officials is another way. You can in fact build a paid backup the existing federal highway and throw the last repair - a couple of years it will become worthless, and the drivers again have to climb over a purse. And the transportation tax, which, incidentally, from the beginning of next year once again increase, again with that. In other words, tear a motorist for some reason, not giving rest to our government, there are plenty of options. Another thing going on whether this government, which the driver and so the stigma is not so much fluff, but in the ... will not specify. We believe that will not go. Most likely, the manners MAYOR - is absurd, similar to the nonsense about mandatory Roskosmos GLONASS navigation in foreign cars. Economic Development Initiative once killed car market in general, by the way, and the domestic auto industry, too, and in the plans of the government, signified the situation, not included. Well, if so. However, the problem remains - the problem of toll roads in Russia, or rather the lack thereof. By itself, the project is not bad, after all, in the west, then it works. The only question is the terms on which he really could benefit. We see two solutions. The first - to build the route between the industrially and economically important points A and B, the message which is now being implemented in a roundabout way. Under this option, it is possible, reducing distances live up to motorists and freight fares. Second - to build highways and toll doubles, but to create them a competitive advantage. In fact, an ordinary road is not a rival rail and air routes, when we are not talking about freight transport. But the toll highway to enter the market will have to fight because it is not just expensive - it is a product, so sold. High-speed threshold for moderate money, for example, half of the ruble - kilometer, so that would make the existence of toll roads in demand, but apparently, Economic Development prefers other options.