Features of Operation of Highways in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Abstract A regional economy is greatly dependent on transport. Yakutia spans over 308,342.3 thousand hectares in Russia’s North East. Winters here are long: they last eight months with temperatures down to -50-60°C; summers are short but may be as hot as >30°C. This climate requires special appro...
| Published in: | IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science |
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IOP Publishing
2020
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/459/3/032075 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/459/3/032075/pdf https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/459/3/032075 |
| Summary: | Abstract A regional economy is greatly dependent on transport. Yakutia spans over 308,342.3 thousand hectares in Russia’s North East. Winters here are long: they last eight months with temperatures down to -50-60°C; summers are short but may be as hot as >30°C. This climate requires special approaches to be livable. This paper dwells upon road transport and its operation. Road transport requires high-quality roads. Today’s road vehicles are high-speed, heavy-duty vehicles; their speed and payload capacity are only expected to rise further. Yakutia’s highways are a set of infrastructures: pavement, earthworks, bridges, pipes, drainage, road signals and signs, recreational areas; pontoon bridges in summer, if necessary. All of that is necessary for road to operate normally. A car road is a costly infrastructure designed to last. |
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