By 2017 a new airfield will be constructed at Nagurskoye military town located at Alexander Land Island of the Frantz Josef Land Archipelago, Interfax reports.
According to the website dedicated to state procurement, the project “Airfield at Alexander Land Island” will be implemented by FSUE “GU SDA of the Spetsstroy of Russia” (General Directorate for Construction of Roads and Airfields of the Federal Special Construction Agency). The cost of this project is assessed at 3,6 billion rubles.
It is planned that project documentation should be approved by a state commission by August 25th 2015, the construction should be completed by November 28th 2016. The acceptance of the airfield should be completed by December 9th 2016.
It was reported earlier that a new military town should be built at Alexander Land Island by autumn 2016. The cost of this project is about 4,2 billion rubles. According to the documentation, administrative and residential building able to accommodate 150 people and having an area of 15,000 square meters, road with a length of 8,5 km, utility networks as well as fuel and lubricant warehouse will be constructed there.
Nagurskoye is the northernmost airport and frontier post in Russia. It is located in the northern part of Alexander Land Island of the Frantz Josef Land Archipelago.