Vitebskavtodor has begun the reconstruction of a section of the R-21 highway on the border with Russia

September 7, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The Republican Unitary Enterprise of Roads "Vitebskavtodor" has begun the reconstruction of a section of one of the busiest highways - R-21 (Vitebsk - Russian Federation border), the general director of the enterprise Adam Konoplich told a BELTA correspondent. Within a year, a section at km 51-52 of the highway near the border with the Rudnyansky district, not far from the village of Zaolsha (Liozno district), will be repaired. In accordance with the project, there will be 3 lanes, parking lots for trucks and cars, new infrastructure for transport control, as well as retail outlets, currency exchange offices and other roadside service facilities. The cost of the work at current prices will be Br13.7 billion. This year, road workers intend to master Br2.4 billion. According to Adam Konoplich, the R-21 highway leading to Smolensk is actively used by both heavy transit transport and cars. There is a customs checkpoint on the territory of Russia, and with a large influx of transport, queues often form, which end on the territory of Belarus. This section will be equipped for the convenience of drivers. -0-