The government has decided to postpone indefinitely the construction of high-speed rail route Moscow - Kazan, informs "Kommersant". The reason the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called Grand costs that may exceed one trillion rubles. Medvedev said that the project construction activities will be suspended until "a more vigorous economic situation". The government should provide more than 70 percent of the financing of the road, but in consequence of austerity programme funds these funds may not be. itis. At the moment the President of RZD Vladimir Yakunin intends to present Medvedev updated project. The monopoly wants to build the first turn of the road, the line Moscow - Vladimir, without the help of others. The price of land is 384 billion rubles, which is explained by the high cost of land in the Moscow and Vladimir regions. Other 3 areas will cost 685 billion all together. RZD wants to build them using concessions. In summer, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin promised to allocate 1's 16 billion roubles for the project costs even to the end of the year, but Russian Railways these funds are not received, as well say 150 billion rubles from the national wealth Fund. Not to mention the fact that the project was criticized in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of economic development. Previously, the government had already rejected the project of construction of high-speed road between Moscow and St Petersburg. Then RZD switched on the route Moscow - Kazan length of 770 km On the project of the travel time would be reduced from the current 11.5 to 3.5 hours. It was expected that the line will be launched to the world football Championship in 2018 in Russia. After that the road can be extended to Ekaterinburg or even, as proposed by Putin, to Krasnoyarsk.