RF Transport Ministry expects bridge over Kerch Strait to be built by December 16, 2018
The construction of the bridge over the Kerch Strait is to be completed by December 16, 2018. According to Kremlin press center, this was announced by Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov when briefing Vladimir Putin on the project implementation.
The Minister told that the bridge would have a two-track electrified line running the entire length. Its capacity and throughput will be equivalent to what the Trans-Siberian Railway handles today.
It will be able to carry around 100 million tonnes of freight a year and a sufficient number of passenger trains.
“The infrastructure will offer absolutely sufficient capacity for both road and rail connections between Crimea and the rest of the country”, Maxim Sokolov said.
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