Zelenskyy: UAH 52 bln currently needed for road repairs
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that UAH 52 billion are currently needed for road repairs.
"Roads are probably the most pressing issue today. Today we received an answer, a clear figure. The government will work on it; the figure is significant; UAH 52 billion are needed for repairs as of today. But it’s important, in my opinion, that everyone understands the funding sources for all these repairs," Zelenskyy said during a briefing following Thursday’s meeting.
The President noted that he counts on the government and parliament to work productively "to ensure all these sources of road funding in Ukraine are operational."
"Work will begin as early as this month. We strongly believe that the roads will be rebuilt in two stages," he added.
On March 2, Svyrydenko reported that routine repairs to public roads had begun in Ukraine. According to her, priority road surface restoration is underway, covering a total area of over 3.5 million square meters. Specifically, this involves operational repairs, not major ones, on priority sections where weather conditions permit.
Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine and Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksiy Kuleba stated that Ukraine currently has UAH 12.6 billion in resources for road restoration, but this is insufficient. "We need to correct this mistake and talk about roads exclusively, as we do now, as an element of military logistics, as part of our assistance to our people, evacuation, and that is precisely why we will request mandatory resources for frontline roads," he emphasized at a briefing following the National Security and Defense Council meeting on the Comprehensive Plan for the Resilience of Ukrainian Cities and Regions on Tuesday.
