Russia's Construction May Face Delays
According to constructiondigital.com, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fears that Russia's construction plans for the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit may face delays. Russia has been undergoing several construction projects in preparation for the APEC Summit, the first of many world events that the country will be hosting in the next decade. The country will also be hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, a Formula 1 car race in 2015, the 2016 Ice Hockey World Championship, and the 2018 World Cup.
The Russian government has committed 662.9 billion rubles ($23.8 billion USD) for construction projects on the surround infrastructure around the island and the nearby city of Vladivostok. The 150 year-old city is home to a population of 616,740 citizens.
As reported by kommersant.ru, during presidents official visit to island Russky was found that for a year before summit, in Vladivostok are ready only 20 percent of planned five-star hotels and this 20 percent represent a pair of concrete skeletons.
Medvedev has ordered Russian officials to design a backup plan in case a suspension bridge being built on the island isn't prepared in time. Another bridge currently under construction over Vladivostok's Golden Horn Bay may also be as much as a full year behind schedule.
Over 26,000 workers are involved in the construction projects on different facilities, including more than 11,000 foreign citizens. For a year before in island only 53.7 percent of construction projects were ready. The whole project includes over 96 buildings and only 6 of it were put into operation. Construction of 69 buildings is anderway and 13 are in the plannig stage, another 6 didn't even begain to design, marked kommersant.ru.
Despite of all this delays, during his official visit Russian President Dmitry Medvedev summed up - '' one may long to adjust deadlines for construction objects. However, the APEC summit will open on September 1, 2012, and this date can't be moved''.
Russia was awarded the role as host for the APEC Summit during the group's 2007 meeting in Sydney, during the second term of then-President Putin who sought to increase the country's role with other Asian countries. Last year, China became Russia's top trading partner with trade jumping by 50 percent to $59 billion.
The Russian government has committed 662.9 billion rubles ($23.8 billion USD) for construction projects on the surround infrastructure around the island and the nearby city of Vladivostok. The 150 year-old city is home to a population of 616,740 citizens.
As reported by kommersant.ru, during presidents official visit to island Russky was found that for a year before summit, in Vladivostok are ready only 20 percent of planned five-star hotels and this 20 percent represent a pair of concrete skeletons.
Medvedev has ordered Russian officials to design a backup plan in case a suspension bridge being built on the island isn't prepared in time. Another bridge currently under construction over Vladivostok's Golden Horn Bay may also be as much as a full year behind schedule.
Over 26,000 workers are involved in the construction projects on different facilities, including more than 11,000 foreign citizens. For a year before in island only 53.7 percent of construction projects were ready. The whole project includes over 96 buildings and only 6 of it were put into operation. Construction of 69 buildings is anderway and 13 are in the plannig stage, another 6 didn't even begain to design, marked kommersant.ru.
Despite of all this delays, during his official visit Russian President Dmitry Medvedev summed up - '' one may long to adjust deadlines for construction objects. However, the APEC summit will open on September 1, 2012, and this date can't be moved''.
Russia was awarded the role as host for the APEC Summit during the group's 2007 meeting in Sydney, during the second term of then-President Putin who sought to increase the country's role with other Asian countries. Last year, China became Russia's top trading partner with trade jumping by 50 percent to $59 billion.
