Transport system of Rostov region: infrastructure limitations and development prospects

The road network congestion is a serious infrastructure constraint on the development of Rostov region. Municipalities that have access to high-quality infrastructure have more prospects for social and economic development. The main limitations in the transport infrastructure are the mismatch between the technical parameters of roads and the existing traffic intensity, traffic congestion in the Rostov agglomeration. These problems lead to traffic delays, transport collapses, as well as a decrease in speed, which entails significant social and economic losses. Strategic priorities of regional development include expansion of a number of roads that provides transshipment, cargo processing and passenger traffic within the boundaries of the Rostov transport hub. There is a weak market competitiveness of railway transport in transportation services market. In addition, a serious infrastructure limitation of railway transport is the low capacity of individual road sections. Currently, there is an imbalance in the development of municipalities. The Rostov agglomeration attracts the population from the outskirts of the region, which leads to an unbalanced development of the territories. The low level of infrastructure provision in the Eastern and South-Eastern districts of the region is a constraining factor that slows down social and economic development. It is shown that inter-municipal differences in the levels of economic activity are influenced by the provision of territories with roads with improved pavement and investments in fixed assets made by organizations located in the municipality. It is required to carry out comprehensive work on the construction and further development of infrastructure facilities that meet modern standards to reduce the differentiation of the regional space in terms of population size, standard of living and quality of life