BORDER CHECKPOINTS AS CONTACT LINKS OF TRANSPORT STRUCTURES IN THE SOUTH OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST
The article considers the existing network of border checkpoints in the Far Eastern section of the state border with the People's Republic of China from the point of view of the contact links of transport structures in the south of the Far East. The analysis of the activity of fifteen checkpoints was carried out, which showed that in all points without exception, there was an increase in turnover in the period from 2014 to 2016. The increase in turnover has led to an increase in the level of congestion at checkpoints. To estimate it, estimated throughput and load factor were calculated for all checkpoints. The most overloaded are transit international automobile checkpoints Pogranichny and Kraskino in Primorsky Krai. The rest of the posts either work at the capacity limit or do not work at full design capacity, which is largely due to the quality of the roads, the lack of a direct link between local border crossings that are relatively close to each other, the mode of operation and the status of checkpoints. It is concluded, that further development of cross-border links is not possible without the modernization of existing and construction of new border crossing points, including private capital.