Moldovan premier inspects road in Draguseni village

Chisinau, 25 May /MOLDPRES/- Prime Minister Pavel Filip today inspected the road construction site in Draguseni village, Radeni village, Straseni district, restored under the programme “Good roads for Moldova”. The road is repaired over a length of 750 meters, the value of works amounting to about 1.9 million lei. The reconstruction lasted ten days, and today the works are to be completed, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.

Filip talked to workers about the ongoing construction work. They said they were making the most of their effort to ensure the construction and quality repair of roads promptly.

“I am pleased with the quality of the works. The road quality is ensured by our economic agents. Thus, on the basis of investments we make on the roads, we also offer jobs to our citizens,” he said.

He noted that the development of road infrastructure is one of the government’s priorities and the Good Roads for Moldova programme is an unprecedented one. Its implementation will contribute to the development of infrastructure and motivation of people to stay in villages. “We have always talked about the quality of the roads, but for the first time we have a consistent project, directly oriented to the roads in the localities. National roads are important, but even more important is the road that starts from the home of every citizen,” he said.

Radeni village will benefit under the programme from the reconstruction of 3 road sections amounting to 3.5 million lei. The cost of the planned works for Straseni district is estimated at 32.5 million lei.

In all, 1,200 km of roads in 1,200 localities will be restored in Moldova, with 1.6 billion lei allocated for this purpose.