In Irkutsk, 23 new buses are being prepared for service, equipped for passengers with limited mobility, GLONASS, automatic announcers and electronic displays. 11 buses will be sent to express routes after the opening of the fourth launch complex across the Angara, and the rest to the busiest routes where transport is lacking. Mayor Viktor Kondrashov also said plans call for annual funding increases to renew the fleet and to fully replace the citys rolling stock in five years.

All rolling stock is equipped with special equipment for people with reduced mobility, so people with disabilities can also use it. In addition, the buses are equipped with a GLONASS aeronautical navigation system, audio (voice) automatic announcers, external and internal electronic displays (route indicators), driver-to-cabin loudspeakers, and modern engines meeting Euro 4 and Euro 5 environmental standards.
It is planned to use 11 buses for express service, which will be launched in Irkutsk after the completion of the fourth launch complex across the Angara in September. For this purpose, the following routes have been developed:
N8Э “N.I. TPP – Zeleny microdistrict” (2 units);
N33Э “Batareynaya station – Central Market” (2 units);
N41Э “N.I. TPP – Airport” (2 units);
N42Э “N. Lenino – Airport” (3 units);
N54Э “N. Lenino – Pervomaisky microdistrict” (2 units).
The remaining 12 buses will be used on the most in-demand routes, where there is currently a shortage of rolling stock. It is planned that the buses will be added to routes such as: N4 “Central Market – University microdistrict”, N6 “Central Market – Zhilkino settlement”, N11 “B. Postyshev – Chaykovsky Street”, N34 “Central Market – Ershi”.
According to Irkutsk Mayor Viktor Kondrashov, next year’s plans include spending 144 million on the purchase of new vehicles and increasing this amount annually for these purposes. Over five years, the entire rolling stock in the city of Irkutsk needs to be renewed. And not just renewed, but also increased in number - since with the introduction of new regulatory requirements for insurance and the GLONASS system, private carriers have begun removing old buses from routes, and passenger transport oversight has also been tightened. This is gradual, planned work that will lead to improved passenger service quality.