Теоретичні та прикладні питання економіки. Збірник наукових праць. Випуск 2 (43)

УДК 123.4

JEL L90, P47, R47

ORCID 0000-0002-8963-1487

DOI https://doi.org/10.17721/tppe.2021.43.22

Shmaliy N. Postgraduate student

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF ROAD ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

The importance of road management for the economy and the state as a whole is determined. Developed transport infrastructure and highways are the key to a developed society and the efficient functioning of the economy of any state. According to the latest estimates of the Ministry of Infrastructure, the technical and operational condition of roads meets modern requirements for strength and equality by only 39.2% and 51.1%, respectively, due to the crisis in budget funding, insufficient maintenance of infrastructure, backwardness of technologies in the field of construction, which in turn causes economic and environmental losses in other sectors of the national economy. The main problems that damage the development of the road industry include: non-compliance of road coverage with European standards and traffic intensity, road wear, reduced road safety, poor quality of road repairs, poor control and others. The article examines the state, trends and prospects of road development in Ukraine. The main participants and the hierarchy of road users and the functions they perform are described. The structure of state and local roads of Ukraine is analyzed. In accordance with the Law of Ukraine № 1762 "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine" On Sources of Financing of the Road Industry of Ukraine "to improve the financing mechanism of the road sector" and № 1763 "On Amendments to the Budget Code of Ukraine to improve the mechanism of financing the road sector" funds to finance the construction, reconstruction and repair of roads of national importance in 2020, 2021. On the basis of legislative documents and the National Transport Strategy, the main directions of the industry development are highlighted. Sources of financing of the Road Fund are established. It should be noted that this is not only revenue from the state budget, but also active involvement

Keywords: road economy, highways, development tendencies, sources of financing.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/tppe.2021.43.22