Kyiv to allocate US$22m for crossings over Dnipro River

Crossings over the Dnipro River are to be built in Kyiv and 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 said the capital's Defence Council has been discussing the safe operation of the city's bridges "in the light of intensifying enemy attacks on critical infrastructure".

The council has 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 was put forward by the state and the government has adopted a corresponding resolution.

The locations for the crossings will be determined by the military command and approved by the Kyiv City Military Administration, among others.

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

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

Background:

• During Russia's attack on Kyiv on the night of 26-27 October, a missile hit the Pivdennyi (South) Bridge, causing it to be temporarily closed to traffic.
• On the night of 21-22 October, the Russians attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles, damaging an ambulance station in the Pecherskyi district and hitting metro infrastructure on the Pivdennyi (South) Bridge, leading to traffic restrictions.

Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon to help us keep reporting!