Kerch Bridge to be put into operation in December 2019, the project customer says (photo)

Kerch Strait Bridge (Crimea) will become fully operational from December 2019, IAA PortNews correspondent cites Roman Novikov, head of Uprdor “Taman”, the federal government institution that ordered the construction. The statement was made during the first press tour to the Kerch Bridge construction site held on April 20.

Roman Novikov explained that before obtaining the state expert approval possible terms of construction were based on similar projects implemented in the Russian Federation before.

“Having obtained the state expert approval we were able to estimate the time required for construction basing on actual technologies applied and on real conditions, primarily geological and seismic ones. -  Roman Novikov  emphasized. – Launching of the highway part of the bridge in 2018 is principle and possible for us, as well as the delivery of the completed bridge in 2019, including inauguration of its railway part.”

Project documentation under the project was approved on February 18, 2016. Simultaneously, GlavGosEkspertiza (Russia’s General Board of State Expert Review) verified the estimated cost of the project – RUB 211,851,575,700 in prices of in QIV’2015.