Today, October 16, the Committee on Engineering, Housing and Communal Affairs, Infrastructure and the Fuel and Energy Complex heard information about the development and maintenance of the road network, the organization and safety of road traffic in the Lviv region, and the construction of the Northern Bypass of the city of Lviv.
According to the results of the meeting, Deputy Chairman of the Commission Taras Podvirnyi said that 34 objects, including bridges and overpasses, are currently under repair.
“Completion of two capital repairs is planned by the end of 2023: the bridge at the exit from Lviv in the village of Malekhiv until November 30 and cities in Velyki Mosty until December 31. This was declared by the Service for Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure in the Lviv Region.
Next year, EBRD funds will be used to repair two strategic roads to international checkpoints: Lviv – Shegyni and Lviv – Rava-Ruska,” said Taras Podvirny.
The Service for the Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure in the Lviv region informed that due to the full-scale war, the financial resources of the state budget for the repair of highways are limited, therefore the budget for 2023 does not include funds for the construction of the Northern Bypass of the city of Lviv.
The commission also considered information on the implementation of the decision of the Lviv Regional Council regarding the transfer from October 1, 2023, of 75% of the regional budget revenues received from the personal income tax of military personnel to the “Safe Lviv Region” regional program.
“We carefully analyze these data, as they reflect the financial condition of our region and the implementation of important projects. And this is potentially UAH 350-370 million in the IV quarter for our “Safe Lviv region” program to help military units and formations of the Lviv region,” Taras Podvirny emphasized.
The members of the commission also supported the appeal of JSC “Ukrainian Railway” regarding provision in the regional budget for 2024 of compensatory payments for preferential travel of certain categories of citizens by suburban rail transport.
The deputies also discussed with the responsible structures the state of readiness of the road industry for winter.