Financing for the construction of the transport bridge across the Kerch Strait has been reduced from RUB 54.4 bln (EUR 753 million) to RUB 48.9 bln (EUR 677 million) in 2015 and increased from RUB 60 bln (EUR 831 million) to RUB 65.4 bln (EUR 906 million) in 2016, following a government decree.
The financing for 2017-2019 has not been changed – RUB 60 bln (EUR 831 million) in 2017, RUB 40.8 bln (EUR 565 million) in 2018 and RUB 565 bln (EUR 180 million) in 2019.
The bridge will consist of parallel road and rail sections. The bridge will start on the Taman peninsula, run along the existing 5km-long dam as far as Tuzla Island, then cross the Kerch Strait, going around Cape Ak-Burun from the north. The crossing will be 19 km long.
The railway section will have two rail lines with a traffic capacity of up to 47 trains per day. The design speed of passenger trains along the bridge is 120 km/h, that of trucks is 80 km/h.
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