In 2025, Kyiv ramped up road repairs. Street closures, detours, and construction equipment became a familiar backdrop for drivers and pedestrians across the city’s districts—from residential neighborhoods to key transport interchanges. 

According to the BI Prozorro Public Module, Kyivavtodor and its subsidiaries signed contracts for road repairs totaling UAH 7.4 billion. This number includes not only direct repairs, but also project design, technical and author supervision, lighting, and related services. A significant share of the funds is allocated to large infrastructure projects designed to be implemented over several years.

Almost UAH 6.8 billion was directed specifically to road repairs, including resurfacing, pavement replacement, road base rehabilitation, and other construction works.

We analyzed the 2025 procurement data of Kyivavtodor and its subordinate entities to determine which facilities received the largest investments and which companies became the key road repair contractors. 

Trends over the years

After a sharp decline in the first year of the full-scale war, road repair volumes in Kyiv gradually recovered. In 2021, UAH 5.8 billion was allocated for repairs and only UAH 561 million in 2022. In 2023, the city returned to larger-scale works, contracting nearly UAH 4.9 billion, and in 2024 — UAH 5.2 billion.

In 2025, spending increased even further, reaching UAH 7.4 billion, exceeding both previous years and pre-war levels. However, it should be noted that prices for materials and construction works have risen significantly during this period.

Road repair map

In 2025, road works continued in different parts of the city. The map below shows the addresses of sites where Kyivavtodor signed road repair contracts, in cases where the place of performance was specified in the procurement records.

In addition to Kyivavtodor and its subordinate entities, minor asphalt repairs were also commissioned by management companies and housing and utilities services—primarily in residential courtyards—as well as by several other contracting authorities in the capital. These procurements are marked on the map in a lighter color. Overall, in 2025, we were able to identify more or less precise addresses for 244 such contracts worth almost UAH 336 million. 

Largest contracts 

The major overhaul of Kharkivske Highway was the most expensive contract last year. The city plans to spend UAH 1.3 billion on it. This is one of the main arteries used daily by thousands of residents of the Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts. For years, media reports and driver complaints have pointed to its poor condition: potholes, rutting, and constant patching instead of comprehensive repair.

In 2025, the city decided to move forward with a full overhaul of this section and announced the works procurement in August. The scope covers not only new asphalt, but also engineering networks, upgraded stormwater drainage, and lighting.

Two bidders took part in the tender: Autostrada Group of Companies LLC agreed to perform the works at a price UAH 144 million lower than the estimated value. Kyivavtodor concluded a UAH 1.3 billion contract with the company. The overhaul will not be quick: works are scheduled over several years—from autumn 2025 at least until August 2027. Part of Kharkivske Highway—from Yurii Lytvynskyi Street to Bratslavska Street—has already reopened to traffic. There, the road base was renewed, initial asphalt layers were laid over more than 3.5 km, and a new stormwater drainage system was installed.

Repair of Kharkivske Highway. Photo credit: Autostrada

Autostrada Group of Companies LLC is the part of the MS Capital business group founded by entrepreneur Maksym Shkil. In Kyiv, the company often works on major infrastructure projects—currently including continued construction of the metro line to Vynohradar. The firm was one of the top contractors during the Great Construction program. However, the company appears in a number of criminal proceedings. In particular, law enforcement in Dnipropetrovsk region is investigating possible misappropriation of budget funds during construction of the Khortytsia trunk water pipeline, worth over UAH 5.3 billion.

In addition to the main works contract, Kyivavtodor separately procured author’s supervision services for this facility. This is a standard but important component of large infrastructure overhauls. Supervision worth UAH 5.6 million will be provided by Slobozhanskyi Project House LLC. 

After Kharkivske Highway, Autostrada received another major contract in Kyiv—this time for the major overhaul of the overpass near Chernihivska metro station for almost UAH 1 billion. This is the second largest contract by value.

This overpass was commissioned back in 1967. Nearly 60 years have passed, so it needs full modernization rather than spot repairs. The plan is to replace key structures, rehabilitate supports, and install new barriers. Kyivavtodor also plans to upgrade lighting, lay tram tracks, repair access roads to the overpass, build bike lanes, and improve the surrounding area.

The works were procured through special open bidding, but Autostrada Group of Companies LLC was the only one bidder to participate. Overall, construction will continue until the end of 2027, with works executed in stages. Passengers of Kyiv NGO has criticized the repair design as overly expensive and not addressing this transport hub’s key problems. In addition, activists say tram traffic in the area is planned to be fully suspended for 7–10 months during the overhaul, although a full shutdown had not been promised earlier.

Separately, Kyivavtodor procured author’s supervision services for this facility for UAH 1.7 million—these will be provided by Autostrada Design Institute LLC.

The third-largest contract in Kyiv’s road procurement list is the major overhaul of Valerii Lobanovskyi Avenue in Solomianskyi district. The city plans to spend UAH 785 million on this upgrade.

The avenue was built in 1964. It is one of Solomianskyi district’s key transport arteries, connecting Solomianka with Holosiiv and forming part of the so-called “Small Ring Road.”

The current overhaul project covers the section from Volodymyr Brozhko Street to Sevastopolska Square. By the end of 2027, the city plans to upgrade the carriageway and sidewalks, stormwater drainage, and exterior lighting, and to install bike infrastructure and accessibility elements. The design also includes a dedicated left-turn lane, which is expected to increase the avenue’s traffic capacity.

Design for the major overhaul of Valerii Lobanovskyi Avenue. Source: Kyivavtodor

The procurement was announced in late November 2025. Kyivavtodor ran special open bidding. Kyivshliakhbud was the only bidder and offered a price over UAH 18 million below the estimated value. 

Among the founders of Kyivshliakhbud is Yurii Shumakher, a member of Odesa City Council from the Trust Deeds party of former Odesa mayor Hennadii Trukhanov. In October he was stripped of Ukrainian citizenship. The reason: the Security Service of Ukraine confirmed that he held a Russian passport. 

Author’s supervision of the Lobanovskyi Avenue overhaul, worth almost UAH 2.9 million, will be carried out by the same company as in the Kharkivske Highway case—Slobozhanskyi Project House LLC. 

Fourth by value is the major overhaul of the overpass near Osokorky metro station on Mykola Bazhan Avenue, worth UAH 655.3 million. This project includes repairing overpass structures, replacing road pavement, upgrading lighting and sidewalks, and creating bike lanes. In a special open bidding, Ukrtransmist won over Rostdorstroi LLC. Works at the site are ongoing and are to be completed by the end of the year. Author’s supervision for this overhaul will cost Kyivavtodor UAH 2.5 million. It will again be provided by Slobozhanskyi Project House LLC.

Ukrtransmist LLC is a major contractor in bridge and road construction that regularly receives orders from Kyivavtodor. However, the company has appeared in criminal proceedings related to possible embezzlement of budget funds in road repair projects in the capital.

Repair of the overpass near Osokorky metro station. Source: Kyivavtodor

Fifth place goes to the major overhaul of Miska Street on the section from Palladina Avenue to the Kyiv–Hostomel road.Kyivavtodor concluded a UAH 501.8 million contract with Onur Construction International LLC.

The street was built in 1950 and reconstructed in 1996. It now carries intensive freight and passenger traffic, including flows from Bucha, Irpin, and Borodianka. Under the project, the contractor will upgrade road pavement, sidewalks, and engineering networks. According to the schedule, the overhaul is to be completed by November 2026. Additionally, Kyivavtodor procured author’s supervision services from Mostoproject Research and Production Firm LLC for UAH 1.8 million.

Last year, Onur Construction International LLC was the leader by the total value of contracts concluded with Kyivavtodor. The company has operated in Ukraine since 2004. It was founded by Turkish citizens Onur and Ihsan Çetinceviz.

Top contractors 

In 2025, more than half of the funds contracted by Kyivavtodor and its subsidiaries for road repairs went to five companies. The total value of their contracts amounted to approximately UAH 5.7 billion, or 57.5% of the total amount. 

The absolute leader by contract value was Avtostrada Group of Companies LLC. In 2025, the company signed two contracts worth a total of UAH 2.24 billion, which is nearly a quarter of all Kyivavtodor expenditures. Avtostrada received the largest contracts of the year, including for the overhaul of Kharkivske Highway and the overpass near Chernihivska metro station.

Second place went to Kyivshliakhbud PE, which signed two contracts worth UAH 1.24 billion, or 12.5% of the total. The company will do the capital repair of Valerii Lobanovskyi Avenue in the Solomianskyi District.

Ukrtransmist LLC received four contracts worth a total of UAH 906 million — 9.1% of all concluded contracts.

Fourth place went to the Turkish Onur Construction International LLC, which was awarded contracts totaling UAH 687 million, or 6.9% of the total. 

Fifth on the list is Rostdorstroi LLC, having secured three contracts worth UAH 661 million in 2025. 

Compared to last year, the composition of Kyivavtodor’s top five contractors partially remained the same: Onur Construction International, Rostdorstroi, and Ukrtransmist stayed in the top five. However, their positions changed. Onur, which was the absolute leader in 2024, dropped to fourth place in 2025, while Rostdorstroi fell from second to fifth.

Projects from previous years

In 2025 Kyiv continued implementing several major road and bridge projects contracted in previous years. Among them are emergency rehabilitation works on the Metro Bridge across the Dnipro River, originally built in 1965. A UAH 2 billion contract with Onur was signed in the summer of 2024. The works are to be completed by the end of 2026. Last year, the city also announced a separate procurement for consulting services related to the Metro Bridge — supervision and preparatory works worth more than UAH 2.5 million, required for the next project stages.

Reconstruction of the overpass near Darnytsia metro station at the intersection of Budivelnykiv Street and Brovarskyi Avenue has also been ongoing since 2024. It is scheduled for completion by the end of this year. A UAH 440 million contract was awarded to Highway South LLC. 

This material was prepared within the framework of the “Digitalization for Growth, Integrity, and Transparency” (UK DIGIT) project, implemented by the Eurasia Foundation and funded by UK Dev.

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