Construction of a bridge to Crimea - chronology of events and current news. When will the Kerch Bridge open? (updated)
The Nagatinskaya floodplain and the Nagatinsky backwater area will be connected to Pechatniki by the longest bridge across the Moscow River. Construction will begin before the end of this year.
Nagatinsky backwater. Photo: TASS/Vyacheslav Prokofiev/
The road bridge across the Kozhukhovsky backwater will be more than half a kilometer long - 530 meters, the width of the roadway will reach six lanes, three lanes in both directions. It will also have a lane for public transport. Pedestrians will also be able to cross the river across the bridge; a three-meter sidewalk will be provided for them.
Bridge to "Dream Island"
Model of the amusement park "Dream Island". Photo: portal Moscow 24/Mikhail Sipko
From the Nagatinskaya floodplain, the road will go towards the Southern River Station, connect with Projected Passage No. 4062 and go to Andropov Avenue.
For convenient access to the avenue, it is planned to build a multi-level interchange like a cloverleaf. On the other side of the Kozhukhovsky backwater, the road will intersect with the second Yuzhnoportovy passage, and traffic lights will be installed at this place.
Andropov Avenue will become easier
Model of the amusement park "Dream Island". Photo: Moscow 24 portal/Nikita Simonov
The highway will be in demand primarily among visitors to the Dream Island amusement park, which is currently being built in the Nagatinskaya floodplain. The park's builders expect a multimillion-dollar influx of visitors, so new bridge will relieve tension from the main highway - Andropov Avenue, the only artery connecting the city center with the Nagatinskaya floodplain.
It is planned to launch traffic on the longest bridge at the end of 2018, simultaneously with the opening of the Dream Island park.
From "Moscow Disneyland" to Pechatniki
The new bridge will also connect the Nagatinsky Zaton district with the Yuzhnoportov district and the Pechatniki district.
You can now get to Pechatniki from the Yuzhnoportovy district from the second Yuzhnoportovy passage through a new overpass over the railway access line. The road above the tracks was opened. It connected the second Yuzhnoportovy passage with Yuzhnoportovaya street.
The builders erected a two-lane overpass 156 meters long in a year and a half. Together with the reconstructed passage and street adjacent to the overpass, the section of the updated road was almost a kilometer long. Sidewalks 3.2 meters wide were made for pedestrians. For the convenience of people with limited mobility, sidewalks at ground crossings were lowered to four centimeters, and ramps and tactile tiles were installed.
Southern Rockade Bridge
Next year, construction of another bridge across the Moscow River will begin - from Shosseynaya to Kaspiyskaya streets. The new highway will become part of the southern road. It will be part of the section from Proletarskaya Street to Proletarsky Avenue. According to the head of the construction department, Andrey Bochkarev, the design of this site will begin before the end of 2017. “Currently, urban planning documentation is being developed,” Andrey Bochkarev clarified.
The length of the road bridge will be 250 meters, and traffic will be four-lane: two lanes each to the center and from the center. From Shosseynaya Street, a new four-lane highway will go to Projected Passage No. 4386 along the right of way of the Kursk direction to Moskovskaya railway, will cross Projected Passage No. 7294, and then the Moscow River.
The streets on this bank will be reconstructed. It is planned to expand the projected passages No. 4386, 1481, 4294, going from Shosseynaya Street to the river, to four lanes. Donetskaya Street, which runs parallel to Shosseynaya, will also be expanded.
On the other side, the highway will be built along the railway, lead to the Kashirskoye Highway and connect it with Kaspiyskaya Street under the highway. The length of the new section will be almost three kilometers. In total, it is planned to build more than eight kilometers of roads, including overpasses on the approach to the 1.97-kilometer-long bridge, six overpasses for the exit from Kashirskoe Highway to Kaspiyskaya Street and exits from Donetskaya Street.
For pedestrians near the Moskvorechye platform of the Kursk direction of the railway, a ground crossing will be built across the new road, and wide sidewalks will be built along the highway. A traffic light will be installed under Kashirskoye Highway.
New bridge in Tsaritsyno
The highway will connect the Pechatniki district in the southeast of the city and Tsaritsyno in the south. Now the two districts are separated by the Moscow River. You can get from one area to another only through neighboring crossings - the Brateevsky or Nagatinsky bridge; during rush hour, the entrances to the crossings are overloaded. The construction of the bridge, the continuation of the new road and the reconstruction of existing streets will significantly shorten the journey for motorists.
Currently, the Moscow River is crossed by 32 road bridges, seven railway bridges and six pedestrian bridges. The average distance between transport and pedestrian bridges is 3.4 kilometers.
There are not enough road bridges for denser transport connections in Moscow, so the capital's city planners plan to build 21 bridges and reconstruct four more in the coming years.
There have been attempts to connect the Crimean peninsula with the mainland artificially more than once over the past 150 years, because such a crossing is of an important strategic nature. Latest project Construction of a bridge to Crimea began to be developed in the mid-2000s, and with the annexation of the peninsula into Russia, the process was accelerated. When will the bridge be completed and citizens will be able to freely enter the peninsula?
Description and complexity of the project
The project of connecting the Crimean peninsula with the Russian mainland was included in the plan strategic development transport of the country back in 2008. After 2 years, this was discussed between the heads of state: Russia and Ukraine.
The project consists of two independent bridges located parallel to each other: one of them has a highway, the other has a railway. The crossing rests on 7 thousand piles and 600 supports.
Basic technical specifications:
- Type – truss with arch;
- The length of the arch is about 230 m;
- The length of the highway is 17 km;
- The length of the railway is 18 km;
- Automotive lanes - 4 carriageways;
- Railway tracks - 2 railway roads;
- Bridge height – 80 m;
- Distance above the sea – 35 m.
The bridge begins on the Taman Peninsula, crosses the Black Sea, reaching the island of Tuzla. Crossing the island and the Tuzlinskaya Spit, he heads towards the port of Kerch. Having a transport interchange in each city, it will be connected to federal highways.
Cars will be able to reach speeds of up to 120 km/h along it. According to the project, throughput The project reaches 40 thousand cars and 50 pairs of trains per day.
The bridge has special arches for the passage of ships at any time. In this section, a smooth rise of the road was made to allow the passage of trains and cars.
The complexity of the project lies in the fact that the bridge is located in an area of strong storms. It passes over a tectonic fault. The main problem is the safety of metal supports from the destructive effects of sea water, winds, earthquakes, and ice movement. To protect the strength from natural influences, piles were used various types.
The strength of the structure is designed to withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake. Of course, the arches will not withstand such force of the elements, but the piles and supports will be preserved, which will allow the damaged areas to be restored in a short time.
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Construction stages
Construction began in 2016. Six months earlier, preparatory work. According to official data, the technical construction plan was approved in mid-June 2016. Started in September earthworks to level the soil in the area of the city of Kerch, clearing shells from the times of the Great Patriotic War. In Taman, construction of approaches began in October. In February 2016, the estimate was approved.
Chronology of events
- At the beginning of March 2016, construction was officially announced.
- At the first stage, the automobile part was erected.
- In mid-April, the first supports began to be erected in the area of Tuzla Island.
- May—beginning of construction of supports in offshore areas. The construction of slipways has been completed.
- In June 2016, construction of spans from the Taman Peninsula began.
- In the fall, installation of the shipping arches began. By this time, the construction of auxiliary infrastructures had been completed.
- Installation began at the end of October concrete slabs For highways.
- In February 2017, laying of the road surface began.
- June 2017 - completion of the assembly of the arches over the railway part. July - over the automobile.
- Construction of the spans was completed in December.
The opening of the automobile part of the bridge is scheduled for the end of 2018. The second part will open in 2019 - railway connection.
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Latest news for 2018
In 2018, work on the construction of the road bridge will be completed. In January, work on the automobile part is nearing completion: installation of fences, lighting, complete covering with asphalt concrete. Construction is progressing ahead of schedule.
The railway part of the Crimean Bridge is being built at an accelerated pace. In 2018, its construction will be carried out at maximum capacity.
During the year the following will be built:
- The remaining 20% of piles and supports.
- Construction of 80% of spans.
- Laying the railway.
Since the beginning of 2018, anti-seismic devices have been installed. They are located between supports and spans; these are shock transmitters. They distribute the load on the bridge evenly and smooth out the movement of the supports.
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Where to watch online cameras
Many sites offer real-time monitoring of construction.
- On the official website of the project http://www.most.life you can find the latest information, fresh news, construction chronicles and multimedia data.
- You can view the bridge through online cameras using this link http://crimea-media.ru/Web_Kerch_Bridge.html
The construction of the bridge across the Kerch Strait is ahead of schedule. A significant part of the complex work has already been completed by the beginning of 2018. In 2 years the bridge will be operational full power. This will ensure transport accessibility to the Crimean peninsula, which will to some extent improve the economy of the region.
After Russia annexed Crimea in the spring of 2014, relations between the fraternal peoples deteriorated greatly, and accordingly, the transport connection between Crimea and Russia through Ukraine became under threat. In this regard, Vladimir Putin made an unprecedented decision to build a bridge that would connect the peninsula with Russia. But the concern of local residents is increasing every day; they want to know when the bridge to Crimea will be built. Let's try, based on facts, to find out whether a bridge to Crimea will be built at all.
How important is the Crimean bridge
Kerch Bridge will be able to ensure economic growth on the peninsula by restoring the flow of tourists to the level of Soviet-era indicators. At least this is what the Crimean authorities say. But creating such a grandiose structure in this area is a very complex construction and engineering task. How will it ultimately be implemented?
With the opening of the bridge, there will be an economic boom, which is associated with the fact that Crimea will be able to receive at least 10 million tourists, but so far these figures are very far away, because in 2015 the peninsula received only 4 million vacationers. Naturally, this is much less than in Ukrainian times, however, despite this, tourists began to spend more money. Indeed, when the construction of the bridge across the Kerch Strait is completed, completely new prospects will open up for the region. In general, the launch of the bridge will provide the peninsula with a colossal volume of cargo/goods and passenger turnover, while most of the economic problems of Crimea will be solved, including the following:
- Year-round service ground transport between the peninsula and mainland Russia, regardless of weather conditions;
- Queues for the ferry will become a thing of the past;
- Food security of the peninsula, correspondingly reducing prices for various goods;
- Investment attractiveness of Crimea.
As you can see, the importance of the Kerch Bridge is difficult to overestimate, just like the uniqueness of the project itself.
The uniqueness and scale of the Kerch Bridge
The very timing and scale of construction have already become unique, because this will be the largest bridge crossing, the length of which will be 19 kilometers. Its daily capacity will be up to 47 trains and 40 thousand cars. They will even build the bridge in record time - 3 years, that is, until the end of 2018.
Work has already begun at the end of summer with the construction of 3 temporary technological bridges necessary for the delivery of building materials. The first of them has already been built, 1.2 km long. It stands on 58 supports, which are designed to transport up to 250 tons of cargo and exposure to ice. Second bridge and iron technological road will open no later than winter 2018. Now just imagine how much effort and building materials will be needed for such a structure, not to mention the financial costs - the cost of the bridge will cost Russia 230 billion rubles.
In what year will the main bridge be built? After it is approved project documentation, work will begin on the construction of the main Kerch Bridge, which will become a unique construction for engineers, because they must take everything into account and deal with all difficulties, including natural disasters. In terms of its complexity and scale, the Kerch Bridge will be the only one of its kind, since it will absorb the experience gained over the years in the construction of most bridges. Due to difficult geological conditions and tight deadlines, the Kerch Bridge can only be equated to the crossing of the Ob River, which is located in the Tomsk region.
Builders of the crossing of the Kerch Strait report completion important stage in the construction of the road part of the facility. It will be possible to get from the Krasnodar Territory to Crimea by road next year.
The exact answer will be known when traffic begins on the Kerch Bridge, but judging by indirect evidence, it will still be free. For example, this is evidenced by the fact that no funds from foreign investors were involved in the construction. The entire project is funded by the state. This may have been done specifically to maintain free travel for cars.
How much does the bridge to Crimea cost? The Kerch Bridge will be one of the most expensive bridges in the world for a reason difficulties of construction designs. The initial cost was 50 billion rubles, but then it increased due to the combination of road and railway lines. The increase in value was also influenced by the weakening of the Russian currency against the US dollar.
Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov commented on Crimea. According to him, everything is going even ahead of schedule. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Transport following the meeting. working group to develop and ensure the functioning of the transport infrastructure of Crimea.
Let us remind you that the main and main source of financing for the construction of the bridge is funds from the federal budget within the framework of the Federal Target Program "Socio-economic development of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol until 2020." The bridge will connect Taman and Kerch and as a result will be the longest in Russia, its length will be 19 kilometers.
When will the bridge to Crimea be opened for cars? Main news today 01/30/2018
KERCH, July 17 – RIA Novosti (Crimea). Work traffic on the road approaches to the bridge across the Kerch Strait is planned to open in April 2018. The head of the Road Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Alexey Safronov, announced this at the site of construction of automobile approaches in a conversation with the Deputy Minister economic development Russia by Sergei Nazarov.
Sean Walker writes about this in the article “The Russian Bridge to Crimea is Near Completion,” published on the website of The Guardian newspaper.
The Soviet plans were later abandoned due to the enormous costs related with the area's complex geological challenges and weather conditions.
The construction and commissioning of the Kerch Bridge will open up great prospects in the field of domestic tourism in Russia. To visit Kerch, Simferopol, get a good tan on the Black Sea shore, swim and simply travel through the wild places of Crimea, you will not need to prepare a foreign passport. All you have to do is buy a train ticket or get into your car - and you can go on a trip!
We made the most of the summer-autumn period, including installing the arches of the Crimean Bridge and bringing the string of spans under the road close to the fairway section,” explains Leonid Ryzhenkin, deputy general director for infrastructure projects of the contractor company Stroygazmontazh.
It is reported that 288 supports are currently installed (85 of them in the offshore area), and the assembly of the spans is almost complete. In addition, in the direction from Taman to Kerch, the lower layer of asphalt concrete was laid on 8 km of the bridge deck, the upper layer on almost 7 km, and in the direction from Kerch to Taman, bridge builders laid 5 km of the lower layer of asphalt concrete and 1.6 km of the upper layer. At the same time, work is underway to install drainage systems, treatment facilities and engineering networks.
Note that the road part of the bridge to the Crimean peninsula will have 4 lanes, and the total length of the crossing will be 19 km. The estimated time to cross the bridge by car is 10 minutes, and the permitted speed is 120 km/h. The crossing will become the most important infrastructure facility in Russia and will become a more convenient and cheaper alternative to sea ferries - so far the only way to get to Crimea by car.
Then they returned to the bridge project in the 30s, during the time of Stalin. Then the idea was to build a railway across the Kerch Strait, but the implementation of the bridge was prevented by the outbreak of World War II.
In 1944, in the shortest possible time, within seven months, a railway bridge was erected, which, however, was dismantled in 1945 due to damage to part of the supports by ice from the Sea of Azov.
The construction of the Kerch Bridge is ahead of schedule. Having started in February last year, the workers immediately picked up a good pace. By the fall of 2017, the prospects for early completion of construction became not so illusory. The project still does not answer the direct question of whether it is possible to complete the construction of the century before December 2018. Kryminform compared forecasts with facts. And there was hope.
Of course, the key object is the bridge that will connect Crimea with mainland Russia, the president said. It will integrate the peninsula into national transport flows and create additional features for economic growth. "I am confident that all tasks will be completed on top level", noted the head of state, quoted by RG.
At the end of November, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Vladimir Omelyan proposed tightening sanctions against Russia. In his opinion, this would disrupt the construction of a bridge connecting the Crimean peninsula and Krasnodar region.
Kerch Bridge 2018. Detailed information.
As of today, all the supports of the road part of the bridge across the Kerch Strait, which will connect the Krasnodar Territory and the Crimean Peninsula, have been installed, the Crimean Bridge information resource reports. The two coasts will be connected by spans by the end of December, and full vehicle traffic on the bridge should open in December 2018.
The official date for the opening of road traffic Crimean bridge It still remains December 2018. However, over the two years of work, the builders have repeatedly surprised us with the pace of construction of the bridge. It is possible that next year will bring another surprise from them.
Russia says the takeover was a response to the will of local residents who voted overwhelmingly to join Russia in a hastily organized referendum in 2014 that was rejected by the international community as illegal. Since then, human rights organizations have criticized the suppression of freedom of speech in the region, and the indigenous Crimean Tatar population has reported harassment and arrests.
Thus, by May 30, 2018, auto approaches will remain isolated from the existing urban road network of Kerch. This means that the start of through traffic on the highway is possible only when traffic on the bridge is opened. The synchronicity of work on the road approaches and the Kerch Bridge itself has been repeatedly stated by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
Also, in 2017, the construction of the bridge “reached the finish line.” Thus, the arches of the bridge were installed over the Kerch Strait. It is also reported that all spans along the road part of the bridge have already been installed. The length of the bridge will be 19 km.
Work is in full swing day and night. In total, about two hundred pieces of equipment, over twenty watercraft and more than seven thousand builders from all over Russia are involved at the site per day. “Vladivostok, Tyumen, Ufa, Kurgan, Ekaterinburg, Omsk, Tomsk, Magnitogorsk, North-West, Central Russia, South,” Novikov lists. Many have more than one or two large construction projects behind them. Olympic venues in Sochi, bridge to Russky Island in Vladivostok. There are also very well-deserved veterans - those who at one time built the BAM. One of them is Vasily Gavrilovich Kharlanov, who now heads bridge crew No. 99, working on the island of Tuzla.
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