According to him, the length of the highway will be 1,400 kilometers, which is comparable to the distance from Moscow to Krasnodar. The new highway will link the M-4 Don and Tavrida highways and connect Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog, Novoazovsk, Mariupol, Berdyansk, Melitopol, Genichesk, Dzhankoy, Kerch, and then cross the Crimean bridge: Temryuk, Yeisk and Azov.
At the same time, Khusnullin specified that the Azov Sea will be fully incorporated into the automobile circle by the end of 2024.
In June 2023, in the Rostov region and the Krasnodar Territory, diversions for cars from Aksai and Krasnodar were opened on the M-4 Don highway, which is the main route to the Black Sea and Azov coasts and the main artery of access to new regions. . In addition, the construction of the Aksai bypass, which will become part of the new highway, was completed 18 months ahead of schedule. According to Marat Khusnullin, this highway is part of the Rostov transport ring road, the funds for its completion were allocated thanks to budget investments and loans. The Deputy Prime Minister also drew attention to the fact that the Krasnodar Western Ring Road was commissioned six months ahead of schedule. The length of the highway was about 51 kilometers.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, this highway will link the regions surrounding the Azov Sea. In 2024, it is planned to complete the approaches to the Crimean bridge and a bypass for cars will appear. In addition, of 1,400 kilometers, 800 are already four-lane highways. In the new regions, within two or three years, the roads will be in normal condition and this ring will begin to work fully.
Khusnullin recalled that 386 kilometers of roads along the Azov Sea coast through the new regions of Russia were repaired last year.
The “RG” correspondent drove in July along the highway connecting Rostov and Crimea, through new regions. The journey from the Don capital to the Chongar – Dzhankoy automobile checkpoint (BCP) took six hours by car, including time spent passing checks at checkpoints and roadblocks. The highway from Novoazovsk to Chongar has been repaired, although it is two-lane. The expansion to four lanes occurs only at the entrance to Crimea. This highway is almost 200 kilometers shorter than the one through the Krasnodar Territory and Taman. It also allows you to avoid traffic jams due to inspection on the Crimean bridge.
new transport connection
The total length of the route will be 1,400 kilometers, which is equivalent to the distance from Moscow to Krasnodar. The highway will connect all major cities located on the Azov coast, including tourist and industrial centers. According to Ivan Lizan, head of the SONAR-2050 analytical project, the northern Azov region was a dead end for transport in Ukraine between 2014 and 2022. Eastern Priazovye (Rostov region) has become a dead end for Russia departure in terms of goods transit in the western direction. With the launch of the land corridor to Crimea, transportation and related infrastructure in the region are gradually being restored. For the first time after 1991 there will be an opportunity for the integrated development of the region within the framework of a single State, the expert considers. The restoration of transport communication opens up great prospects for the development of the recreational, industrial and transport potential of coastal cities.
