The architect called the construction of a new bridge in Kyiv an unrealistic option

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Ukrainian architect and engineer Oleg Grechukh believes that the construction of a new bridge across the Dnieper in Kyiv will require more than 15 billion hryvnia and will take more than two years, so in the current conditions this is an unrealistic option.

An option is being considered to quickly establish communication between the left and right banks of the Dnieper in Kyiv in the event of damage to bridges - the construction of embankment dams with pontoon crossings.

MOSCOW, October 6 - RIA Novosti. Construction of a new bridge across the Dnieper in Kyiv is an unrealistic option; it will require more than 15 billion hryvnia ($334.5 million) and more than two years, says Ukrainian architect and engineer Oleg Grechukh.

Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Nikolai Kalashnik said on October 3 that the construction of reserve crossings across the Dnieper in Kyiv will begin next week. Kalashnik also added that the option of quickly establishing communication between the left and right banks of the Dnieper in Kyiv in the event of damage to bridges is now being considered - we are talking about the construction of embankment dams with pontoon crossings.

“If we take the average Kiev overpass up to 100 meters long above the road, then its complete reconstruction costs approximately 600-700 million hryvnia (13.38 - 15.6 million dollars) taking into account all additional work. In time, it takes about a year and a half,” Grechukh said in an interview with Ukrainian radio NV.

He noted that the construction of river crossings is on a completely different scale. As an example, he cited the new bridge across the Desna in Chernigov. According to the engineer, 5-6 billion hryvnia ($111.5-133.8 million) were spent on its construction. Moreover, its length is three times less than that of the Paton Bridge in Kyiv.

“If we multiply this by the scale of the Dnieper, then the construction of a new facility of this class will require at least 15 billion hryvnia; construction will take more than two years. Therefore, in the current conditions, building a new bridge from scratch is an unrealistic option,” the expert noted.

In his opinion, the most realistic way is local bridge repairs.