KIEV, Feb. 14 – Lviv railways reports it has started preparing for the construction of the new Beskydsky tunnel.

The railway said that 17,000 cubic meters of drainage soil has been dumped, three access roads 950 meters long have been built, and the construction of approach roads has started.

Volodymyr Kharlan, head of Lviv railways special department for construction of the Beskydsky tunnel, said that preparation work would last approximately until the end of this year, as it is being carried out in the mountains.