Minister Omelian announces plans to build new Lviv-Dubno highway

Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelian has said that one more highway is planned to be constructed in Ukraine.

"I have good news for Lviv. In addition to the construction of the Lviv-Budapest highway, which has been recently announced by Ukravtodor [Ukraine’s State Agency for Automobile Roads], we intend to build the Lviv-Dubno highway [Rivne region],” Omelian said, while being on an official visit in Lviv region, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

According to him, the project is being developed jointly with the World Bank.

The minister noted that the highway designing is planned to be completed in 2018, and construction work is expected to begin in 2019.

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