Features of Operation of Highways in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Author: Ushnitsky, I N
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Sakha; Republic of Sakha; Yakutia
• 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

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.