Republic of Buryatia is located in the southern part of East Siberia, Transbaikalia.

Industry dominates in the regional economic structure. Machine building and mining industry are among the basic ones. Machine building plants are located mainly in the area of  Ulan-Ude.

The largest part of the territory of Buryatia is characterized by the undeveloped internal communications infrastructure, by poor rail service, absence of the diversified asphalt roads  network; the air communication is also complicated.

Principal mode of transportation is a railway. Airlines connect Ulan-Ude with Moscow, Chita, Irkutsk and other cities.

Trans-Siberian railway, Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) and three federal highways cross the territory of the Republic.  Kholodninskoye deposit is located 40 km from BAM, Ozernoye deposit is located 140 km from Trans-Siberian railway. Rail mileage in Buryatia totals to 2044 km. Operational length of highways — about 10 tkm.

One up-to-date airport is functioning in Buryatia (the International Airport Ulan-Ude). In the framework of its reconstruction there has been renovated a runway which is capable to accomodate now almost all types of aircrafts produced in the world.

The basic productive forces are accumulated in Ulan-Ude with transport and engineering services, communications, other infrastructure facilities providing a possibility of economic growth. They also create conditions for developing transport communications both with Russia’s regions, and with European and Southeast Asia countries as well.

Further development of the Republic of Buryatia infrastructure

In 2007 the Government of the Republic of Buryatia adopted the Program of social and economic development of the Republic Buryatia for 2008-2010 and for the period through 2017.

One of the program main objectives is to set up a reliable uninterruptible functioning of industrial and social facilities. To meet this objective realization of some of the large scale investment projects in the territory of the Republic is stipulated. Among them are designing and construction of  Moksky hydroelectric complex with 1410 МW capacity, completion of TPP-2 construction in Ulan-Ude, putting in operation of a supplementary power system at Gusinoozersk state district power plant, TPP-1 complex modernization.  Moreover, it is supposed to erect 1700 km power lines network along Baikal Lake coast and to construct and reconstruct power substations in this zone.

Development of transport infrastructure promotes the unity of economic space, free movement of goods and services, as well as natural resources development in the northeast part of the Republic, creation of conditions for formation of a transportation and logistics complex and tourism development.

It is supposed to carry out electrification of the Southern route of Trans-Siberian Railway – Ulan-Ude-Naushki road with modernization of customs and border service infrastructure, to construct new international automobile passages that will allow to increase considerably  cargo and passengers transportation flow.

The Republican government plans to connect BAM and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Thus, the total load of a new transport corridor will be provided and BAM’s problems with cargo transportation will be solved at the same time. The road Ozernoe – New Uoyan has been included into Russia’s railways development strategy through 2030.

As for public road system, there will be continued reconstruction of highways in the central and northeast parts of Buryatia, in particular Ulan-Ude – Turuntayevo – Kurumkan highway.  In future this road, which has a strategic role for the Republic, will be extended and will reach BAM’s Uoyan through Tazy settlement in Kurumkansky district, that will connect the northern part of Buryatia with all the Republic by the direct motor way. Construction of the bridge across Vitim River will contribute to intensification of goods and services movement.

There planned a construction of a bridge over Dzhida river  in Dzhidinsky district and reconstruction of two highways in this area.

Reconstruction of the international airport of Ulan-Ude will be continued in the framework of the Federal target programme «Economic and social development of the Far East and Transbaikalia through 2013».

Communications and information will be developed by expansion and modernization of telecommunication networks, including those along Baikal Lake coast, adoption of new information technologies. All these will meet requirements of the population of Republic in electric means of communications and mail service, Internet, TV-radio broadcasting.