The authorities of Transbaikalia will carry out the reconstruction of the border crossing, through which China had previously suspended the passage of vehicles

The authorities of the Trans-Baikal Territory announced the start of design and survey work on the reconstruction of the Zabaikalsk international automobile checkpoint (MAPP), through which, on March 14, on the initiative of China was suspended admission of self-propelled wheeled vehicles. According to the press service of the regional government, the state contract for the reconstruction worth 2.8 billion rubles. signed at the end of November 2022.

“Construction and installation work, according to the state contract, should be carried out in the period from 2025 to 2027. The Ministry of Planning and Development of the Trans-Baikal Territory is working with the Ministry of Transport of Russia to speed up the reconstruction period until 2025. As a result of the reconstruction, the cargo routes of the adjacent checkpoints “Zabaikalsk” and “Manchuria” will be combined, which will affect the growth of cargo turnover by more than seven times. message.

The regional government also emphasizes that the development of the Zabaikalsk checkpoint is “one of the priorities”, and its reconstruction will be “a very important event for all Transbaikalians.” Earlier in March, officials in the Chinese city of Manchuria, which borders Transbaikalia, criticized the inefficient work of the checkpoint in local media and called on the Russian authorities to solve the problem of the low capacity of the border crossing.

Vlad Nikiforov, Irkutsk