The new bridge will provide year-round transport accessibility for 83% of the republic’s population and will allow to connect latitudinal transport routes (the Trans-Siberian and Baikal-Amur highways) with the Northern Sea Route.

Sub-Holding unites companies engaged in major transport infrastructure concessions in Russian regions. The total current investments in the holding’s transport projects exceed 160 billion rubles.

The outgoing year 2019 was marked by several key events for VIS Group. The holding's portfolio of projects included a bridge across the Kaliningrad Bay, a unique cultural cluster in Yakutia, and eight medical institutions.

On December 18, Novosibirsk hosted a joint press conference of the VIS Group management and the regional operator for the management of municipal solid waste in the Novosibirsk Region, OOO Ecology-Novosibirsk (part of VIS Group).

Credit funds in the amount of 23 billion rubles are to be funneled to capital costs for road construction. In addition, Gazprombank will finance the operations of the concessionaire, the costs of VAT, as well as provide bank guarantees.

The National Infrastructure Company Consortium was created to implement a project for the construction and operation of a bridge across the Lena River in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and other infrastructure projects.

The event was attended by Governor of the Novosibirsk Region Andrei Travnikov, Acting Minister of Economic Development of the Region Lev Reshetnikov and Director for Regional Projects, Head of the Center for Attracting Investments in the Russian Regions of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Alexander Malakh.

The forum was attended by heads of relevant federal and regional departments, representatives of funding organizations and private investors, utility companies and industry experts.