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Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman demands that all preparations for the launch of large-scale construction of roads and highways be completed by early April next year, according to the government press service.
"It is necessary that all the regions and road maintenance organizations … carry out all the needed procedures – tenders, projects by April in order to start [repairs] as soon as the weather gets warm. Not in June or July, nor in August but at the beginning of the season with a view of accomplishing a larger portion of work and delivering the highest possible quality. This is our requirement and my demand as prime minister," Groysman said during an inspection tour of Ukraine's central regions.
He also stressed the need for a systematic approach to the construction of the roads and their repairs.
"Today the [country's] regions, Ukravtodor have a task to ensure that a road construction and maintenance plan should be more systematic, also in terms of the use of our logistics and transport equipment. Such plans are being developed for the next year, and they will be implemented," the press service quoted Groysman as saying.
At this, he stressed that the financial side of the issue had been solved largely thanks to decentralization.
Read alsoGovernment to continue advocating for decentralization in 2017"Every city today has reserves to rebuild roads; each region, each district has enough funds. We have provided enough tools to generate financial resources and to spend them on people's needs," the prime minister said.
Earlier, he stated that by the end of the year the government was planning to adopt a road development strategy, as well as hammer out mechanisms to raise UAH 35-40 billion for repairs next year.