“On the 5th, the 5th brigade begins to enter the assigned area.
We must build a second branch of the Baikal-Amur Mainline, ”TASS quotes the words of Deputy Defense Minister General of the Army Dmitry Bulgakov.
According to him, the forces of all 10 brigades of the railway troops will be sent to the construction of this branch.
The modernization of the Baikal-Amur and Trans-Siberian Railways is included in the long-term development program of Russian Railways until 2025.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that the government strictly fix the stages of work on the Baikal-Amur and Trans-Siberian railways.