Overview
- The watchdog informed President Vladimir Putin of the audit results and urged Rosavtodor to adjust interbudgetary transfers by February 16, 2026 to exclude unjustified costs.
- It issued a formal representation to Primorsky Krai’s Transport Ministry after finding planning errors that could trigger about 2 billion rubles in unwarranted spending.
- Allocations to the first section totaled 27.3 billion rubles since 2016, including 22.5 billion in federal funds, while the estimated cost more than doubled after 2020–2023 documentation revisions.
- Technical readiness on the 18–40 km segment declined to 79.98% by September 1, 2025 from 94.7% in November 2023 due to added engineering‑protection works on landslide‑prone stretches.
- No funding, contractor or project documentation exists for the 43–146 km section, and the region missed the December 15, 2024 presidential deadline to organize a concession after more than six years of investor searches.