From 21 to 23 October, the 12th International Specialized Exhibition "Road 2025" was held in Mineralnye Vody. It was organized with the support of the Russian Ministry of Transport and the Federal Road Agency. Among the guests of honor were Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Andrey Nikitin, Head of Rosavtodor Roman Novikov, Chairman of the Board of the State Company "Avtodor" Vyacheslav Petushenko, and Governor of the Stavropol Territory Vladimir Vladimirov.
Stanislav Evtyukov, Head of the SPbGASU Department of Transport Systems and Road and Bridge Construction, DSc in Engineering, and Egor Golov, PhD of Engineering Sciences, Associate Professor at the same department, took an active part in the exhibition, participating in the panel discussion "Strategic approaches to ensuring road safety" and in the conferences "Digital ecosystem of the transport complex: aspects of efficiency and interaction of systems," "Information modeling in the road sector: synergy of accumulated experience and technological progress," "Career track – the path of specialist development in road sector organizations," and "Experience with using unmanned technologies in the road sector: best practices and opportunities for Russia." The event became the largest professional platform for discussing current issues in the development of the road transport industry in Russia.
The key event of the exhibition was a demonstration of the laying of the top layers of asphalt concrete pavement using exclusively Russian-made unmanned equipment.
SPbGASU representatives were also able to learn about the latest technologies and innovative solutions in road construction and exchange experiences with colleagues from leading specialized universities across the country.
Particular attention was paid to the digitalization of road infrastructure, the implementation of intelligent transport systems, and the development of environmentally friendly technologies for the construction and operation of roads.
Participation in the exhibition allowed to establish new professional contacts, discuss prospects for developing educational programs, and discuss the possibility of implementing joint research projects with leading industry companies and research centers.
The exhibition organizers noted the high level of professional training of the university's representatives and expressed their readiness to further develop cooperation in the field of training specialists for the transport industry.
