Proficient road builders from the twin cities Perm and Duisburg have exchanged expertise in installing wells manhole covers.
Specialists from the Duisburg (Germany) utility plant held a workshop on the 25th October Street and demonstrated the modern technologies and materials used for repairing of the wells in Germany. The heads of 7 administrative district of the city, representatives of the municipal Services and Utility Department, specialists from Novogor-Prikamie and from Permblagoustroistvo municipal enterprise took part in the workshop.
Last May Perm city authorities reached an agreement with the proficient road builders from Duisburg on implementation of German technologies in Perm. On assignment of Igor Shubin, the Mayor of Perm the specialists have carefully studied the condition of the wells situated on Perm roads and developed the technical documentation adopted for using it. The German engineers studied the technical feasibility of manhole covers installing and wells sanitations.
Finally, 10 manhole covers were brought from Germany, 5 of them were installed on the Belinski St., Ordzhonikidse St., Kuibyshev St. and the 25th October St.
According to Igor Shubin, Mayor of Perm, road building is the task of the highest priority. That is why the City Administration was commited to develop the necessary documentation, which includes objects, costs, technical regulations and standards, for installing manhole covers in 2010-2011.