PETROZAVODSK, June 3. /TASS/. Resolving issues related to implementation of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor project will become a major driver for development of involved territories, Director of the Center for Arctic Research and Projects at the Northwestern Institute of Management (the Russian Academy of Sciences) Alexander Sergunin told TASS.
The Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor (TATC) is a route to connect Russia's eastern and western parts, ports of St. Petersburg and Vladivostok, through northern seas, ports of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk. It will connect the world's industrial, agricultural, energy centers and consumer markets with a short, safe and economically effective route. The project is an evolution of the Great Northern Sea Route project, implemented under the Effective Transport System national project.
"The Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor's development will help create new production facilities and new jobs in the future. It will be necessary to create new settlements along the TATC route. This is a serious driver for the development of the entire macroregion, as various related issues will be addressed during the project's implementation," the expert told TASS.
The Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor's sea part is about 14,000 km, and about 10,000 km are land infrastructures, including railways and highways, as well as inland waterways. The cargo traffic by 2030 is expected to be 109 million tons due to the "Northern Supplies" project (transportation of life-support goods to the North), export of hydrocarbons and minerals, and transit cargo. The route's development will be comprehensive, and the plan is to have year-round navigation due to development of a nuclear icebreaking fleet, a fundamental upgrade of port infrastructures, and attention to the environment.
