Hennadiy Moskal commented on the blockade of the road “Dolyna – Khust”

In the course of the automobile industry reform, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a decision on the distribution of balance-holders of public roads. Regional and district roads are on the balance sheet of regional and district state administrations, the state roads are on the balance sheet of the Road Service, which is subordinated to the Ministry of Infrastructure, which is a part of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

– Of all the Transcarpathian roads, which are on the balance sheet of the Road Service, 170 million was allocated only for the repair of the main international route "Kyiv – Chop", – Hennadiy Moskal said. – Not a single penny has been allocated for other roads, although it has been almost four months since the beginning of the year. The situation on many state roads is frankly catastrophic. Thus, on the road "Dolyna – Khust" with a total length of 128.8 kilometers (83.8 km within Transcarpathia), no major or medium repair has been carried out for 40 years! This year, the Road Service did not even announce a tender for its repair. Now, the road, especially from Mizhhirya to Dolyna, is not suitable for driving, bus services there have already been canceled. The residents of the nearby villages lost their patience, and they blocked the road. It is more of a symbolic measure, since hardly anyone is driving on the road, but it shows the first failures of the road reform. Since neither the regional nor the Mizhhirya district state administrations are responsible for the road, I am asking the Prime Minister of Ukraine to order the management of the Road Service and the Ministry of Infrastructure to go to the protesters and explain when the repair will begin. Otherwise, I will personally pay the travel expenses for people to come to Kyiv and picket the Ukrainian Road Service.