On July 25, Orsha / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Belarusian Railway project to extend the reception-dispatch park E at Orsha-Central station will be completed in early 2014. This was announced today to journalists by Oleg Menshikov, Deputy Head of the Minsk Division of Belarusian Railway, in response to a question from a BELTA correspondent. According to him, the large-scale implementation of this project began in April of this year. The implementation period is scheduled for 22 months. The cost is Br22 billion at 2006 prices, or over Br144 billion at current prices. The project is financed by Belarusian Railway. In accordance with the project (developed by the Institute "Belzheldorproekt"), it is planned to extend tracks No. 21-25 to 100 or more conventional wagons and build 26 bypass tracks. Great attention will be paid to the use of technical innovations during the construction work. In particular, it is planned to use a technological solution for detecting defects in rolling stock, including automated reading of wagon numbers (while the train is in motion). The project provides for the sectionalization of the park's lighting system, which will allow for separate switching on of lighting on individual tracks and throats, thereby significantly reducing electricity consumption while ensuring the necessary illumination level for train handling. The park's entrance switch points will be equipped with a modern electric heating system, and Park E itself will be equipped with modern video surveillance and remote lighting systems. In addition, the construction of a utility building for station workers, a wagon depot, and a track, signaling, and communications division is planned. It will house dining rooms, showers, changing rooms, drying rooms, and storage areas for equipment. Heating will be provided autonomously using heat pumps that utilize geothermal energy. Upon completion of the project, the station tracks will be extended by 6.5 km.