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The Solovetsky archipelago in Russia is known for its history. Solovetsky monastery is located on the Bolshoy Solovetsky island. The monks built two monasteries and four monastic hermitages on the island long before the Soviet period. All of them are connected by a network of historical dirt roads. Around the monastery in the first half of the XV century there was a settlement. This article presents the results of engineering-geological surveys of the base of the road network of the "Solovetsky" Settlement located...

The article presents scientific researches for level of soil contamination by deicing agents at the roadside close to the railway in the city of Arkhangelsk (Russia). The selected sections of the motor road are located above and below the railway embankment. The paper describes the procedure for sampling and determining content of the chemical elements in the roadside soil. We have estimated the content of the chemical elements in the composition of deicing agents in the roadside soil. We have examined and determi...

A great problem of maintenance of highways in the Northern territories пїЅ environmental pollution of anti-icing materials. Chemical compounds as a part of the anti-icing materials can also have a negative impact on metal and concrete structures of facilities along the roads. Method of sampling of water and snow along the roads is presented in the article. The results of the chemical research of the degree of water pollution in the canals of highways witch operated in the city of Arkhangelsk and the Arkhangelsk re...