Transport Infrastructure in the Strategy of Spatial Development of Russia for the Period up to 2030 and in the Future

The Government has approved the Strategy of Spatial Development of Russia for the period up to 2030 and in the longer run until 2036, which contains, along with general national economic goals and objectives, a special section devoted to transport and, in particular, its infrastructure. The article describes the principles adopted in the Strategy, and the areas of improvement and development of transport in general that predetermine similar indicators for transport infrastructure. In this aspect, the work characterises the priority areas of territorial development that are grouped in the Strategy by federal districts of the Russian Federation, the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, as well as its new territories. The document notes and characterises the role of certain modes of transport, facilities, and structures in solving the objectives set out in the Strategy with regard to the spatial development of the Russian Federation, especially in connection with the changed political and economic conditions in the world and in the border territories. Special focus and attention are given to the coordination of transport projects with friendly foreign countries. It is noted that the objectives and directions of the country’s development set out in the Strategy form the basis for building programmes and plans for the development of transport infrastructure, including territorial and administrative aspects and in terms of individual modes of transport