Pushilin pointed to the unprecedented pace of road construction in the DNR

After joining the Russian Federation, the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) has reached unprecedented rates of construction of new roads and rehabilitation of old ones. This was reported by the head of the region Denis Pushilin on December 21.

"Since returning home to Russia, we have seen truly unprecedented rates of construction of new roads and repair of old ones," he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The head of the region added that thanks to the reconstruction of a section of the highway R-280 "Novorossiya" from Donetsk to Crimea can be reached in 8-10 hours, while the road through the Crimean bridge takes twice as long.

According to him, at the moment about 450 km of highways have been restored in the DNR, 262 km of which are regional roads. At the same time, Pushilin noted that in 2024 it was possible to obtain additional 1.8 billion rubles for another 86 kilometers of roads. He added that 132 km of roads were restored in the settlements of the republic thanks to cooperation with the regions-shepherds.

Pushilin emphasized that in 2025 about 400 km of roads are going to be brought to a normative condition. According to him, it is also planned to build a bypass road, which "will reduce the traffic load on the Maxhosse and reduce the travel time from Donetsk to Luhansk almost twice."

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On the eve of Pushilin said that 27 sponsor regions are helping to restore the DNR's infrastructure . According to him, they assist in the restoration of civilian infrastructure, social facilities, residential houses.

Before that, on December 17, on the eve of the New Year, volunteers together with the Moscow government handed over sweet gifts for children in the DNR. The humanitarian action became possible within the framework of the project "Moscow Helps", it is held for the third year in a row. Also as part of the action, Moscow volunteers together with regional volunteers visit rehabilitation centers, orphanages, kindergartens and schools.

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