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Governor Andrei Travnikov has instructed the relevant department to develop measures to improve road maintenance in winter
"My requirement is to constantly move forward dynamically to improve the quality of work. Every year we launch new events and take additional steps to improve the quality of road construction, including winter maintenance. "At the next management meeting, please report on what additional preparations were made over the summer, what has been implemented and what will be done in the winter to improve the quality of road maintenance," he said.
The Minister of Transport and Road Facilities of the Novosibirsk Region, Anatoly Kostylevskiy, reported to the Governor on the state of readiness of road services for winter.
On the serviced network of motorways, preparations for the onset of sub-zero temperatures have been completed, an analysis of the condition of permanent road surfaces in the Novosibirsk Region has been conducted, and a plan for further work on planning and layout has been issued. . Profiling of crushed stone and dirt roads.
Before the winter season, the condition of all school roads is inspected in advance and if there are any defects on the road, the defects are corrected within the limits of the available road maintenance funds. All school routes in this area will be closed all winter.
In preparation for winter road works, contractors are working on purchasing anti-icing materials, fuels and lubricants, preparing sand storage facilities and specialized road equipment. The pace of this work is regularly checked directly by regional departments of road maintenance organizations by a commission together with municipal representatives and traffic police officers.
Snow strips and barriers will also be installed to protect the road. In addition, 36 mobile heating points will be set up on local roads.
Low-temperature asphalt concrete mixture for winter pothole repair was prepared in the amount of 209 tons, of which 188 tons were prepared in 5 urban districts, 22 tons in Dovolensky, Zdvinsky, Karasuksky, Kochenevsky, Kochkovsky, Moshkovsky, Novosibirsk and 8 urban districts. Chanovsky.
For winter maintenance, an average of 890 units of specialized road equipment are used annually to remove snow and anti-icing materials.
To ensure passage in case of adverse weather conditions, the contractor also uses equipment from third-party manufacturers on a subcontracting basis. During winter work, contractors may have more than 1,150 units of road equipment in simultaneous use.
For the removal and storage of snow in populated areas of the Novosibirsk region, 86 sites with a snow volume of 1,557 thousand cubic meters are provided in 5 urban districts and 20 autonomous districts.