OREANDA-NEWS. The works on the Eastern Route of the Southern Corridor performed by SGM Group are still in progress.

The pipeline is being built through the request of LLC "Gazprom Invest", LLC "STROYGAZMONTAZH" performs as the general contractor , and LLC "SSK "Gazregion" as the contractor.

"Gazregion" should construct the "0 - 266 km" section of "Pochinki-Anapa" portion. The route will go across the territories of Nizhny Novgorod and Penza regions, the Republic of Mordovia. The total length of pipelines within the Eastern Route exceeds 1600 km.

Up to date welded has been the first joint, well under way are the works at the pipe welding station, positioning of the pipes along the route, welding of the pipeline linear section within a string. Purchased has been the new high-performance automatic welding CRC-EVANS unit with twin-arc welding heads P-600 that will guarantee fast pace progress of the works. Still under progress is the construction of the office and the camp for 300 people.