Ilya Varlamov: "Oh, roads..."

“The construction of roads in China is carried out by the state, and most of them are free. There was an attempt to collect tolls, but it was quickly abandoned on a large scale.

In China, roads are treated as an important tool for strengthening statehood, so much attention is paid to the problem. The pace of construction reaches 30 thousand kilometers of multi-lane highways per year, and its technologies (laying a base of concrete slabs and covering it with asphalt) ensure operation for 20-25 years.

The Chinese are not doing anything supernatural - they are taking into account the growth rate of citizens’ well-being, the increase in the number of cars and the growth in cargo transportation volumes.

As for the low cost of their roads, it is explained by the low cost of labor and materials and the good organization of construction."