Minister Omelyan: Ten years and a trillion hryvnias needed to repair all roads in Ukraine

All roads in Ukraine can be repaired within ten years.

"According to our preliminary estimates - I think it can be done cheaper - it will take ten years and a trillion hryvnias to repair all roads in Ukraine," Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan said on the air of Radio NV, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

In order to complete the road repairs within the specified period, it is necessary to repair 10-15 thousand kilometers per year, the minister added.

According to Omelyan, this process can be continued only subject to stable financing being provided and planned several years in advance.

Earlier, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman stated that 6,800 km of roads had been repaired in Ukraine in 2015 – 2018.

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