The ordering customer for conducting engineering survey and feasibility study under the project on construction of a bridge over the Kerch Strait has been chosen by RF Government. The decision dated February 28, 2014 No 274-r is published at the website of RF Government.
The draft order has been developed by the RF Transport Ministry in fulfillment of the presidential order.
The project will be implemented stage-by-stage under the agreement between RF Government and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on joint actions on launching construction of transport crossing over the Kerch Strait as of December 17, 2013.
According to the order, the ordering customer for conducting engineering survey and feasibility study for the transport crossing over the Kerch Strait determines a joint stock company established by the state company Avtodor (Russian Highways).
The establishment of a JSC by the state company will allow reduce the time of designing and provide for the commercial use of the facility in compliance with the purpose of the agreement.
According to the order, the functions under clause 2 of Article 3 of the Agreement are assigned to the state company while the Ministry of Transport is to inform the Ukrainian side about the assignment of functions.
Besides, RF Transport Ministry is to prepare appropriate proposals on amendments into the long-term activity plan of Avtodor (2010-2020) as it is required for the Agreement implementation.
The activities under the order are to be financed by State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank).
The bridge over the Kerch Strait is to reduce the way from Kherson (Ukraine) to Novorossiysk by 450 km.
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