ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN THE CARPATHO - UKRAINE

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• Document Release Date: May 29, 2009
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• Publication Date: August 28, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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BtcURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY USSR(Ukrainian SSR)
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SUBJECT Road Construction in the Carpatho-Ukraie DATE DISTR. 28 August 1953
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Following are corrected spellings for some place names appearing in the report:
Page 1, Para lax Stryy for Strgi
Page 2, Paralbs Rusks Komarovice for Rusks Kama - Royce
Page 2, Para let Tur ja River f oX' Turi ja River
Lesarn';for Lesana
Page 3, Para le and fj Mukachevo for Muckachevo
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(4) Three to four kilometers northeast of Tucholka Village-fns
about a two kilometer stretch the road was modified.
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(5) All bridges on this road from Uzhgorod to Lvov, except 25X1
the temporary wooden bridge over the Latorica River three
kilometers northeast of Mukachevo, were replaced by new,
reinforced concrete ones. The Mukachevo bridge was supposed
to be replaced later in 1952 or 1953. The entire road was
completed in June 1952, except for one section northeast
of Verbjaz which was scheduled to be completed by the end
of 1952.
b. The oblast road:Mukachevo - Vel, Louchkv ovo - Ruske
Soma - Royce - Chlumee - Hluboka _ was urgently 25X1
needed, since the very fertile area west of Mukachevo had not
had any road which was serviceable throughout the year. The only
roads were dirt ones which were unusable in fall and spring.
The need for a good road for motor vehicle use throughout the
year became especially important after the large kolkhozy-were
organized in this area (Vela Louchky was the largest grain
kolkhoz in the Carpatho-Ukraine). Construction of this road
started in Summer 1950, and it was completed in 1951. The new
road was actually built from Vel Louchky to Hiuboka connecting
the old roads Mukachevo - Cop and Mukachevo - Uzhgorod. Sections
of these roads - Mukachevo - Vel Louchky and Hluboka-Uzhgorod -
were repaired and reconstructed. The new section Vel-Louehky-
Hluboka was metaled, six meters wide, and covered with asphalt
cement; in addition to this, on each side of the asphalt pave-
ment was a gravel shoulder one meter wide, making the entire
width eight meters. A large number of reinforced concrete
bridges had to be erected along this section. The road was
built by Kolkhoz woz'kera under the supervision of nkilled labor
from the Uzhgorod Oblast Road Administration (OblDorOtdel).
c. The oblast road: Mukachevo - Kustan - Nem. Kucova -
Stanovo - Jablonovo - Zaluz . Construction of thif25X1
road had started in the beg ng o , and the road would
probably be completed by 1953. In addition to serving the adjoin-
ing kolkhozy, this road was to facilitate transportation of timber
from the Hat forest. It was planned as a white, metaled road
(without the use of asphalt cement), six meters wide. Construction.
work was done by kolkhoz 'corkers under the supervision of the
Mukachevo Okrug Road Administration (0krpor0tdel) and its skilled
workers.
The oblast road: Mukachevo - Lalovo - Zaluz - Dunkovicce -
Viachovo - VaL Kopana ("'Maps W-17 and X-17J. This was a white
metaled roads five meters wide, badly damaged during World War II.
Reconstruction started in Spring 1951s and was scheduled to be
oompleted in 1953. The project called for a six meter, metaled,
asphalt cement road with reinforced concrete bridges. By the
end of 1951 work had been completed on the se ti f
c
on corm Mukachevo
to a point two kilometers south of Lalovo
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and Mukachevo CkrporOtdel were in charge of construction and
plied machinery and skilled labor,
e. Reconstruction of the oblast road: Koloino (four kilometers north-
east of Mukaohevo) -Selestovo - Belebovo - Vys Vyznice - point
250 - point 299 - and probably all the way u to Poroekov to the
road leading along River Turija [Map W-17,,, , The need for recon-
struction became especially acute with the construction of a new
sawmill close to point 250. Several other sawmills in the area,
one of which was in Lesana (south of point 299), had increased
their output since the end of World War II. Thus, the main reason
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for reconstruction was damage done to this road (while, metaled,
no asphalt cement) by-the heavy traffic of timber-loaded trucks
down to Muiehevo. Reconstruction on this road was limited to
repairs. The original width of six meters was to be retained.
Reinforced concrete bridges were to be built along the entire
length of the road. Work started early in 1951 and was probably
to be completed by 1953. Manpower came from adjoining, kolhozy,
and work was done under the supervision.of the Muckachevo OkrDor-
Otdel.
f. Construction of a railroad: Muckachevo - Berez - ofie -
Drabobratovo - Novoselice - Ilnioe
there were some other roads in the
e er u or reconstructed
In reference to the entire Droblem of c3omm in1 nati nna ron_nna+-m,ntion
roughly,has been the bac oun o historical and political develop-25X1
meat in the area since 1938:
a. From World War I until 1938, the Carpatt-Ukraine was a part
of Czechoslovakia; the gravitation of trade, commerce, and con-
sequently the gravitation of all main communications during this
period was directed toward the West, mainly to the large Slovak
center of Kosice. '
b. Later, from-1938 and especially 1939 until the end of 1944, when
th
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area was occupied by Soviet troops, the Carpatho-Ukraine
was annexed by Hungary, and the gravitation of national life was
to the South mainly to Budapest. However, due to war conditions,''
no communications projects worth mentioning were 'indertaken during
this period; the original communications connecting this area with
the West were either neglected or completely abandoned, and no
new .roads were built connecting the area with, the South.
c. The Soviet Army occupied the Carpatha-Ukraine late in 1944. In
May 1945-the area was officially incorporated into the USSR (which
made. Kiev the new point of gravitation); from 1945 to :1950 no
large road construction or reconstruction projects were undertaken
by the Soviets.. The main reason for this, as I understand it,
was that the creators of the fourth Five Year Plan (1945-1950)
were mainly concerned with the reconstruction of industrial centers
and populated localities destroyed or damaged during World War II.
In addition, from 1947 to 1949 the Carpatho-Ukraine underwent col-
leotivization reform. There were not sufficient financial means
left during this period to undertake any large scale road con-
struction pro ects,'and activity in this. respect was limited
almost exclusively to the most urgent repairs and maintenance
of oommunioations. The fifth Five Year Plan, launched in 1950,
fully recognized the necessity of reconstruction of the communi-
cations system in the Carpatho-Ukraine and allocated considerable
funds for this purpose.
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