The Russian government was presented with a provisional three-year investment budget of Roubles 1.2 trillion ($US 37.78bn) for Russian Railways (RZD) during a cabinet meeting on November 14, which includes investments of Roubles 395.6bn in 2014, Roubles 415.2bn in 2015, and Roubles 438.4bn in 2016. Capital projects worth Roubles 418bn are earmarked for the investment plan, including enhancements to the Trans-Siberian Railway and Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM), improvements to railway infrastructure in and around Moscow, increasing capacity on the Mezhdurechensk -Taishet freight line, which is estimated to cost Roubles 9.9bn, and building a bypass around Krasnodar.
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