Politics · Russia · 7 hrs ago
M-12 highway extension to Tyumen planned for completion by end of 2026
Russia is extending the M-12 highway to Tyumen, Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin told President Vladimir Putin.
The road is part of a larger route called “Russia” and is being built under the president’s order.
The extension is planned to be completed by the end of 2026.
The highway is expected to connect Tyumen and Sverdlovsk regions with several other regions, including Moscow, as well as Tatarstan, Bashkortostan and Chuvashia.
The route could cut driving time between Tyumen and Kazan to 13–15 hours, compared with 16–18 hours now.
Travel between Tyumen and Moscow could take 18–23 hours instead of 32–34, according to the estimates given.
Russia’s M-12 Vostok highway extension to Tyumen is planned for completion by the end of 2026.
Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin reported on the project during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
The highway is part of the larger Russia route and is being built under the president’s instructions.
The planned route will connect Moscow, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Sverdlovsk and Tyumen regions, as well as Tatarstan, Bashkortostan and Chuvashia.
The journey from Tyumen to Kazan is expected to take 13–15 hours, compared with 16–18 hours now.
- Who
- Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin reported on the highway project to President Vladimir Putin.
- What
- The M-12 Vostok highway is being extended to Tyumen, with completion planned by the end of 2026.
- When
- Completion is planned for the end of 2026.
- Where
- The extension runs to Tyumen and forms part of a route linking several Russian regions and republics.
- Why
- The project is intended to provide faster road connections; the sources say it is being carried out under the president’s instructions.
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Andrey Nikitin reported on the M-12 extension during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
The extension of the M-12 Vostok highway to Tyumen is planned for completion.
- Planned completion
- End of 2026
- Highway
- M-12 Vostok
- Minister
- Andrey Nikitin
- Route distance, Tyumen–Kazan
- 1,180–1,190 km
- Expected travel time, Tyumen–Kazan
- 13–15 hours
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В Свердловской области продолжаем трассу „Россия“. Уже, собственно говоря, до Тюмени она теперь дойдет, наша трасса М-12