In brief
The first two of eight planned crossings are intended to open by the end of February, providing additional routes alongside Kyiv’s existing bridges. Completion of the full project depends on funding.
Ukraine is building two reserve bridge crossings over the Dnipro in Kyiv, with opening planned by the end of February, Recovery, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Mykola Kalashnyk said, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing Interfax-Ukraine. They are the first of eight planned crossings. The report did not specify the year of the February deadline in the minister’s statement.
The crossings will run beside existing bridges at the same level, with one traffic lane in each direction, RBC-Ukraine reported. Contractors Avtomagistral-Pivden and Avtostrada are carrying out the work. Kalashnyk told journalists that construction sites had been established, components were arriving and work on embankments had begun, according to UNIAN.
The crossings will use prefabricated sections mounted on supports. Some sections have already been supplied by American donors and through Japan’s JICA agency. Ukraine could receive roughly another 400 metres of structures from France; RBC-Ukraine described negotiations, while UNIAN described prospective donor assistance.
RBC-Ukraine put the budget for the first two crossings at nearly 4 billion hryvnias and the eight-crossing project at 12.5 billion hryvnias. UNIAN separately quoted Kalashnyk as estimating that about 12.3 billion hryvnias was needed to complete all eight, subject to funding. The outlets also described the projected traffic benefit differently: RBC-Ukraine said all eight could carry 30–40% of the flow using existing bridges, while UNIAN reported an expected 30–40% increase in additional crossing capacity.
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