Kyiv to allocate US$22 million for water crossings over Dnipro River

Crossings over the Dnipro River will be built in Kyiv, while specialists from relevant institutions are developing additional technical solutions to preserve the structures of the river's bridges.

Source: Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv

Details: Klitschko stated that the capital's Defence Council had discussed the safe operation of the city's bridges "given the intensifying Russian attacks on critical infrastructure".

The council also discussed the implementation of a project to build combined water crossings over the Dnipro River and access roads to them.

The mayor recalled that this initiative had been put forward by the state, and the government had adopted a corresponding resolution.

The military command will determine the locations for the crossings, and the Kyiv City Military Administration, among others, will approve them.

Klitschko reported that, on the government's recommendation, the city will find UAH 1 billion (US$22 million) for this project.

The mayor also noted that specialists from relevant city institutions are "developing additional technical solutions to preserve the structures of the bridges over the Dnipro River".

Background:

• During the attack on Kyiv on the night of 26-27 October, a Russian missile hit the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge, causing it to be temporarily closed to traffic.
• On the night of 21-22 October, the Russians attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles. As a result, an ambulance station was damaged in the Pecherskyi district, and metro infrastructure on the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge was struck, leading to traffic restrictions.

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