M12 highway (Russia)

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Vostok Highway
Федеральная автомобильная дорога М12
entrance sign of the M12 Vostok highway
Route information
Length794 km (493 mi)
Existedc.2022–present
Major junctions
West endMoscow
East endTyumen
Location
CountryRussia
Highway system
M 11 

The Federal Motorway М12 "Vostok" (Russian: Скоростная федеральная автомобильная дорога М12 «Восток»), is a highway under construction in the European part of Russia, running between the M7 and M5 highways, serving from the federal city of Moscow to Tyumen. Its construction will be finished by 2027 and will cost around 612 billion rubles.[1] On 23 May 2020, it became known that according to the latest plans, it is planned to speed up the construction of the highway and hand it over in 2024.[2] The M12's total length will be 1600 km.

  1. ^ "От Москвы до Казани за 612 млрд рублей". Kommersant. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Хуснуллин сообщил о планах ускорить строительство трассы Москва — Казань". Rbc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 May 2020.