The article describes dependence and influence of the roads maintenance and financing indicators on social and economic development of the region. Today Russia is experiencing an active phase in the process of social and economic automobilization. The Krasnoyarsk Territory is one of the leaders among other regions on the number of cars per capita, and Krasnoyarsk takes the second place in this rating among the country’s cities. The small business development, increasing number of private cars per population and vast territorial length make the motor roads a crucial factor in the socio-economic development of this region. The estimation of economic losses for the Krasnoyarsk Krai caused by the basic roads network underdevelopment and the influence of expected budget reductions on this process are presented as the final conclusion.