4.5-kilometre bridge to link Crimea with Russia

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Sunday, June 17, 2007

Last week a presentation of the bridge linking the Crimea with the Krasnodar region of Russia took place in Ukraine. The project cost of the deal is estimated at US$480 million. According to specialists, the bridge can be built within two years given adequate preparation.

The bridge project includes building a highway with the width of 15 metres; there will also be a possibility of the bridge supporting a future oil pipeline. The total length of the bridge will be about 4.5 kilometres.

The bridge over the Strait of Kerch could become a transit way to more than 10 million people a year and should decrease the travel distance from Ukraine to the Krasnodar Region by 450 kilometres.

Sources

• "Строительство моста Крым-Россия обойдется в 480 млн долларов (Russian)". yuga.ru, June 9, 2007
• "Строительство моста Крым-Россия обойдется в $480 млн (Russian)". RDZ-partner, June 9, 2007

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