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Pontoon bridges with embankments are intended to provide up to half of the capacity of the current crossings.
Against the backdrop of problems with connectivity between the right and left banks of Kyiv due to Russian strikes, the capital plans to start building backup pontoon crossings over the Dnipro next week. The plans were disclosed by Infrastructure Minister Mykola Kalashnyk in an interview with Suspilne.
According to him, the pontoon crossing project with embankments is a quick way to connect the two banks if the main bridges are damaged.
The minister estimates that these bridges can be built in three months, and they will be able to provide half of the capacity of the current bridges.
“Preparatory work is underway now, and construction will begin shortly. There will be involvement of all infrastructure to maximize the passability. On average, about 600 thousand vehicles cross the left and right banks per day. The task is to preserve this capacity. Accordingly, locations have been identified where construction will begin,” Kalashnyk said.
The second project planned for implementation is a tunnel under the river. The cost of such a project is estimated at tens of billions of hryvnias, so it can be realized only with money from foreign investors.
“It’s clear that each bridge has a margin of safety. Our first task is to ensure defense from the sky, which we are doing together with the military. So the first priority is not to allow damage. The second part is to provide protection. The third is rapid restoration. And the fourth is to make a decision on alternative backup crossings, i.e., construction of new bridge-alternative infrastructure objects,” added Kalashnyk.
As a reminder, in Kyiv during alarm sirens traffic will be closed on the Pivdennyi (Southern) and Podilskyi bridges, while traffic on other bridges will not be restricted.
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