The first two spans of the left side of the Crimean Bridge’s automobile part leading from the peninsula will be installed in this year’s January, with two more to be installed in February, the Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor) said in a message.
"The thrusting of the first two spans of the left side of the road part of the Crimean Bridge will be carried out in January. To do this, we will introduce temporary restrictions on vehicular traffic twice.
Next month we will replace two more damaged spans, after which the bridge workers will install a barrier fence and lighting fixtures, lay two layers of asphalt concrete pavement and put markings," the message said.
The Federal Road Agency also noted that the restoration work on the left side of the Crimean Bridge did not affect the movement of vehicles.
At the moment, the experts have finished restoration of the platforms on the piers of the Crimean Bridge, necessary for thrusting the first span of the left side of the road.
Bridge workers have already removed two of the four spans on the left side, affected by the explosion, and then restored the damaged bollards on the supports, gluing the additional reinforcement and installing wire mesh.
The installation of the support section is completed when the span is thrust, the assembly of the four spans is now being carried out on the slipways of the Federal Road Agency.
"The work on the Crimean Bridge is going on around the clock. Its road part will be fully restored in this year’s March", the Federal Road Agency concluded.
Situation with Crimean Bridge
A truck exploded on the Crimean Bridge on October 8, causing several fuel tanks of a train to catch fire. Two spans of the bridge’s roadway to the peninsula collapsed but a lane leading from Crimea to the Krasnodar Region reportedly remained intact.
A governmental commission headed by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has been created in connection with the accident. Railway traffic on the Crimean Bridge has been restored, so was partial passenger car traffic.
“Specialists have completed the restoration of under-truss platforms on the pillars of the Crimean bridge… The sliding of the first two spans of the left side of the Crimean bridge will be carried out in turn in January. For this, temporary traffic restrictions will be introduced twice. Restoration work on the road part of the bridge does not affect traffic,” the statement said.
It is noted that there will be no traffic restrictions on the New Year holidays. In addition, specialists will replace two more spans in February, after which they will install a barrier fence and lighting poles, lay two layers of asphalt concrete and apply markings.
“Work on the Crimean bridge is being carried out around the clock. Its road part will be fully restored in March of this year,” the message adds.
Recall, on the morning of October 8, a truck was blown up on the Crimean bridge, as a result of which the tanks of a neighboring freight train caught fire. Two spans of the automobile part of the bridge, going towards the peninsula, collapsed.
Two days before, traffic was opened on the right side of the bridge, where two victims of the explosion of the span were restored. On the same day, December 5, the object was visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He personally got behind the wheel and drove along the restored lane.
It is planned to complete the restoration of the transport and engineering infrastructure of the bridge, including the damaged railway track, by December 1, 2023.
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