The Russian government adopts a new resolution on the HSR "Moscow-Kazan": 3.5 hours from the capital of the republic to the capital of the country

Today, November 5, the official website of the Russian government issued a decree which provides complex of measures on preparation of a project to build high-speed railway "Moscow - Kazan".

"A range of works on site preparation for the construction of railway infrastructure moved to a separate phase of construction. This will help to reduce the duration of the investment and construction cycle, allow to attract foreign and domestic organizations with modern technologies and management skills to participate in tenders and auctions for the construction of high-speed rail infrastructure. The changes will help to organize the work on carrying out engineering studies, project development planning and land survey and project documentation to build high-speed railway "Moscow - Kazan", - stated in the explanatory note to the Decree of October 27, 2015 №1147.

Comment of TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina:

"The implementation of such a large project as the Moscow-Kazan HSR involves big changes in a number of areas.

Thanks to high-speed railway the time between Moscow and Kazan will reduce for 4 times: from 14 to 3.5 hours, according to the Russian Railways will be creatde about 370 thousand jobs.

No less significant changes occur in the legal field. It is no secret that this high-speed railway project gave impetus to the adoption of federal law on PPP, the relevant regulations, including regulations of the Government. An important participant in the implementation of the project is the Republic of Tatarstan, which is also preparing changes to the law on PPP and other measures".

So far, the site preparation for the construction of capital construction of railway infrastructure could not be in a separate phase of construction.

At the same time it is important in the implementation of large-scale, capital-intensive, technically and technologically complex infrastructure projects, including in the territory of large settlements with more to be removal of ​​engineering services from the area, the presence of a large number of owners of lands and real estate, be seized for the construction.

Earlier, the Government Resolution dated February 16, 2008 №87 approved the Regulations on the part of sections of project documentation and requirements to their content (hereinafter - Regulations).

Signed decree adds to the Regulations norms that establishes that in respect of capital construction of railway infrastructure (including high-speed) under the construction phase also understood as a complex of works on preparation of the construction site. These works include the removal of lands required to accommodate the railway infrastructure, registration of rights of ownership and use of lands, the demolition of buildings and structures, reorganization (transfer) of engineering services, conducting archaeological excavations and other works.

Corresponding changes are made in the Regulation on the organization and conduct of the state examination of project documentation and engineering survey results (endorsed by the Government on March 5, 2007 №145).

Distinguishing to a separate phase of the construction of the complex of works on preparation of the territory will develop project documentation only for performance of this complex work and fully prepare the territory for work on the construction of capital construction of railway infrastructure, freeing it from all encumbrances.

TIDA Press Service