The first year was worked out successfully: it became known how much the Crimean bridge weighs
On May 15, 2018, the opening of the automobile bridge across the Kerch Strait took place. The ceremony was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Crimea and the Kuban received reliable transport links, and on December 8, 2019, it is planned to open railway traffic along the second, specialized part of the bridge.
It should be noted that the first year of operation of the erected and commissioned facility was successful, i.e. in regular (planned) mode. During this time, from the moment of opening, more than 5 million cars, buses and other vehicles drove through the automobile part. This is three times more than the performance of the ferry in 2017. What was reported from the information center "Crimean bridge", specifying that the freight traffic on the bridge was opened on October 1, 2018.
It is reported that the direct savings of vehicle owners and freight forwarders over this period amounted to more than 16 billion rubles. After all, traffic on the bridge is free, and one ferry ride costs from 1,5 to 19,5 thousand rubles. In addition, now the weather and climate features of the region have practically no effect on traffic and logistics. By the way, Krymsky Bridge is the largest bridge crossing in Russia (19 km long). Its metal structures weigh 260 thousand tons (approximately 36 Eiffel towers). All this construction is supported on 595 supports.
At the same time, builders inform that the railway component of this giant transport project is also nearing completion. In both directions, about 66% of the rails (25 km out of 38 km.) Have already been laid on the railway part of the bridge. By the way, one railway span weighs more than 500 tons. The deepest piles reach a depth of 105 meters. Two arched spans, each 10 meters long, weigh 227 thousand tons.
During the work more than 700 explosive objects were discovered, recovered and rendered harmless. 1 million finds were made by archaeologists. For example, the fossilized remains of an ancient whale of 10 million years old were discovered. 1,5 million Russian sturgeon fry will soon be released into the water bodies of the Kuban adjacent to the bridge according to the environmental program.
It should be noted that the first year of operation of the erected and commissioned facility was successful, i.e. in regular (planned) mode. During this time, from the moment of opening, more than 5 million cars, buses and other vehicles drove through the automobile part. This is three times more than the performance of the ferry in 2017. What was reported from the information center "Crimean bridge", specifying that the freight traffic on the bridge was opened on October 1, 2018.
It is reported that the direct savings of vehicle owners and freight forwarders over this period amounted to more than 16 billion rubles. After all, traffic on the bridge is free, and one ferry ride costs from 1,5 to 19,5 thousand rubles. In addition, now the weather and climate features of the region have practically no effect on traffic and logistics. By the way, Krymsky Bridge is the largest bridge crossing in Russia (19 km long). Its metal structures weigh 260 thousand tons (approximately 36 Eiffel towers). All this construction is supported on 595 supports.
At the same time, builders inform that the railway component of this giant transport project is also nearing completion. In both directions, about 66% of the rails (25 km out of 38 km.) Have already been laid on the railway part of the bridge. By the way, one railway span weighs more than 500 tons. The deepest piles reach a depth of 105 meters. Two arched spans, each 10 meters long, weigh 227 thousand tons.
During the work more than 700 explosive objects were discovered, recovered and rendered harmless. 1 million finds were made by archaeologists. For example, the fossilized remains of an ancient whale of 10 million years old were discovered. 1,5 million Russian sturgeon fry will soon be released into the water bodies of the Kuban adjacent to the bridge according to the environmental program.
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