The State Automobile Roads Agency of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) saved about UAH 11.8 billion of budget funds due to the examination of repair projects, Head of Ukravtodor Oleksandr Kubrakov said during the “Network: Forum of Road Industry” in Kyiv on Wednesday.
“Due to the examination, the decrease in the estimated cost of road repair projects amounted to an average of 7% or 8%. In absolute terms, it is almost UAH 12 billion,” he said.
According to Kubrakov, in 2020, for the first time in the history of road construction in Ukraine, 100% of repair facilities, including current average repairs, undergo an independent examination. Previously, no more than 25% of all facilities were examined.
He also said that the repairs have been finished at the moment on 3,900 kilometers of national roads, and 85 artificial structures have been repaired. At the same time, the average cost of one kilometer of the road in 2020 is UAH 20.6 million, which is UAH 4.5 million cheaper year-over-year.
According to Kubrakov, in 2020, the focus is on the quality of roads, not quantity. Therefore, some 90% of the projects in 2020 were equipped with a road base laying that ensures the durability of the road surface.
In addition, in 2020, the volumes of lighting devices (619 kilometers versus 78.8 kilometers in 2019), barrier fencing (515,000 linear meters against 263,000 linear meters in 2019), as well as sidewalks (206,000 linear meters against 43,500 linear meters in 2019).
In addition, the savings in 2020 auctions rose to 7.8% (the average savings over the past five years is 6.2%).
