The key facts

  • In Karymskoye, the contractor laid asphalt on snow, citing the contract, and promised to fix defects at its own expense
  • The prosecutor's office of Zabaykalsky Krai will check compliance with laying technology and the actions of the supervising authority
  • How the situation was resolved was unknown at the time of publication

Asphalt laid on snow caught on video

In the settlement of Karymskoye in Zabaykalsky Krai, a local contractor continued road works despite the fallen snow and sub-zero air temperature. This was reported by the Telegram channel Chita.ru, and the video drew attention and was published on November 6. According to the source, the road service ignored an order from local authorities to stop the works. A representative of the settlement administration explained that the contractor had cited fulfilling its obligations under the concluded contract.

The contractor's position and the prosecutor's office reaction

The company's management stated that it was ready to fix, on its own and at its own expense, all defects identified if the pavement laid in freezing conditions turns out to be of poor quality. After the video spread, the regional prosecutor's office announced that it had launched an inspection: the oversight body will assess how legislation was observed during the road works and whether asphalt laying technology requirements were met, with the actions of both the contractor and the supervising authority subject to review. As of the publications on November 6, it remained unknown how the situation had been resolved; the circumstances were being established.

Context and what remains unknown

The situation in Karymskoye differs from typical reports of winter asphalt laying in that the contractor was working after a direct order from the authorities to stop — and it is precisely this fact that the prosecutor's office began to examine, including an assessment of the supervising authority's own performance. The editorial team notes that the results of the inspection and conclusions about the quality of the pavement have not yet been provided in the sources. Gazeta.Ru also mentioned other recent utility and road incidents in the regions: a geyser of boiling water in Arkhangelsk, roads paralyzed by black ice, and asphalt laying during a snowfall in Irkutsk, but these events are in no way connected to the inspection in Zabaykalye.