Irkutsk administration said contracts were signed for regular passenger transport on several city bus routes. Now 138 vehicles are in service with 16 carriers, and on four experimental routes. By the end of 2015, carriers will be brought in for the remaining routes, and in the first quarter of 2015, contracts will be signed for 16 more routes. At the same time, raids are regularly held in the city to detect illegal transport and check compliance with transport law, the technical condition of buses, and licensing requirements.

Since October 2014 to the present, the transport department has concluded contracts for the provision of regular passenger transportation by buses on routes in the city of Irkutsk with 16 carriers for the following bus routes:
- No. 3 “6th GES settlement (Yubileyny microdistrict) – Student Town – Central Market – Airport”,
- No. 27 “Topkinsky microdistrict - Central Market – Topkinsky microdistrict”,
- No. 80 “Regional Hospital – Student Town – Railway Station - Airport – Piskunova St. – Baikalskaya St. - Student Town – 6th GES settlement - Regional Hospital”,
- No. 28 “Bokovo settlement - Center”, No. 28r “Central Market – Aviazavod”,
- No. 28r “Central Market – Aviazavod”
- No. 31 “Aviazavod – Center (via Marata Ave.)”,
- No. 33 “Central Market – Batareynaya station”,
- No. 43 “Aviazavod–Airport”,
as well as with 5 carriers on 4 experimental bus routes:
- No. 4 “Central Market – Universitetsky microdistrict”,
- No. 22 “Pervomaysky microdistrict – Central Market – Kirov Square – Pervomaysky microdistrict”,
- No. 58 “Zhilkino settlement – Parus”,
- No. 59 “Zeleny microdistrict (circular)”.
In total, under contracts for the provision of regular passenger transportation by buses on routes in the city of Irkutsk, 138 vehicles are currently in operation, including 48 large-capacity vehicles, 51 medium-capacity vehicles, 37 small-capacity vehicles, and 2 especially small-capacity vehicles.
The involvement of carriers on the remaining routes listed in the register of regular routes of the city route network is planned to be completed by the end of 2015.
In the first quarter of 2015, according to an order of the head of the transport department of the committee for urban development of the administration of the city of Irkutsk, it is planned to conclude contracts for another 16 regular bus routes.
To monitor carriers’ compliance with transport legislation, the administration of the city of Irkutsk, together with the Traffic Police Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Irkutsk and the Interregional Department of State Road Supervision for the Republic of Buryatia and the Irkutsk Region, regularly conducts inspection operations. They are aimed at suppressing the illegal transportation of passengers on routes that were not officially opened by the administration of the city of Irkutsk and, accordingly, were not included in the register of regular bus routes. Among them are 8k, 80k, 59, 69, 3k, 10t, 20k, 21k, 87m. In addition, the equipment of the vehicles, technical condition, compliance with licensing requirements (pre-trip medical examination of drivers, technical inspection by the control mechanic), availability of ticket products, availability of information about the carrier and supervisory authorities in the vehicle, and drivers’ compliance with the route scheme are checked. Representatives of supervisory authorities apply administrative and disciplinary measures to violators.
According to the press service of the administration of Irkutsk.