Construction of the road linking Plesetsk to the federal highway M-8 started in 2007, by order of then President Vladimir Putin. Costs of the constructions already amount to more than 2 billion rubles (app 47.5 million EUR), Dvinainform.ru writes.
Local authorities hope that the new road also will give the economy in the region a push and help to develop tourism in the Kargopol area.
The Plesetsk Cosmodrome is located about 200 km south of Arkhangelsk City. The cosmodrome is used especially for the launch of military satellites placed into high inclination and polar orbits since the range for falling debris is clear to the north which is largely uninhabited Arctic and polar terrain. Currently, the Soyuz rocket, Cosmos-3M, Rockot and Tsyklon are launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Wikipedia informs.
