Poroshenko Expects Over UAH 3 Billion To Be Allocated To Dnipropetrovsk Region For Road Repairs In 2017

President Petro Poroshenko expects more than UAH 3 billion to be allocated to Dnipropetrovsk region for repair of roads this year.

Poroshenko announced this in Dnipro, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

"UAH 1 billion will come from local budgets and the region expects to receive almost UAH 3 billion from Ukravtodor," he said.

Poroshenko added that he expected repair of roads in Kryvyi Rih to be prioritized this year and the issue of construction of a bypass road in Dnipro to be raised in a few years.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the Cabinet of Ministers recently said that it expected to spend UAH 35 billion on construction of roads in 2017.