Repair of Automobile Road Loukhi-Suoperya, km 110 - km 160

Programme 2007 - 2013 Karelia ENPI CBC

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

Objective of the project To bring the above-mentioned section of the automobile road to standard transporting and operational condition, to increase the average traffic speed in which connection increase of the traffic intensity on the automobile road and the activation of external economic relations at near-border territories are forecasted. Increase of traffic safety, decrease of cargo delivery period between Russia and EU. Main activities • Preparation of tender documents and tendering. • Road construction

Achievements (EN):

The main result of the project is improvement of transport connections between Russia and Finland. The road section km 110 - km 160 of the Loukhi-Suoperya road is the only access from the territory of the Republic of Karelia via the Suoperya border crossing point to Finland. Planned results of the project were achieved. The section of km 110-160 was brought to the standard transport and operational condition. Due to the improved condition of the road, the average traffic speed on the road has increased to 60-90 km/h and the travel time has decreased. Also safer conditions for cargo and passenger traffic were created and therefore the number of accidents on the road is expected to decrease. The repair of the road significantly influenced the life quality of citizens of the border regions. Before the project, poor road infrastructure affected negatively on business development in the target regions. Since the project is completed, the residents of border regions get benefit from increased service quality of international carriages, improvement of employment prospects and decrease of environmental load.

Expected Results (EN): Reconstruction of automobile road Loukhi-Suoperya, km 110-km 160

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Lead Partner: Public Institution of the Republic of Karelia “Automobile Roads Administration of the Republic of Ka

Address: Shotmana st.10-A, 185035 Petrozavodsk, Russia

Legal status: n/a

Finnish Transport Agency, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for North O

Name: Finnish Transport Agency, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for North O

Address: Veteraanikatu 1, PL 86, 90101 Oulu, Finland

Legal status: n/a

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Finnish Transport Agency, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for North O

Repair of Automobile Road Loukhi-Suoperya, km 110 - km 160

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Public Institution of the Republic of Karelia “Automobile Roads Administration of the Republic of Ka

Repair of Automobile Road Loukhi-Suoperya, km 110 - km 160

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Project name (EN): Repair of Automobile Road Loukhi-Suoperya, km 110 - km 160

Project acronym: Repair of Automobile Road Loukhi-Suoperya, km 110 - km 160

Project start date: 2012-11-10

Project end date: 2014-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 055 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 825 000.00

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2007 - 2013 Karelia ENPI CBC

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2015-04

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

70 / 70 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

380 / 380 (100%)

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Repair of Automobile Road Loukhi-Suoperya, km 110 - km 160

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