Two new bridges across the Dnieper will be built in Kyiv by the end of February 2027, said Minister of Reconstruction, Infrastructure and Transport Nikolai Kalashnik.
According to him, the construction of the first two crossings will require about 4 billion hryvnias. Kyiv authorities plan to allocate 2 billion hryvnia from the city budget.
"The decision on changes to the Kyiv budget, which allocates one billion for the construction of crossings, has already been accepted by the municipality. And the city has a position to send another billion," said the minister.
According to him, the construction of the first two crossings has already begun. The contractors were the companies Abtomagistral-Yug and Abtostrada. The client of the work is the government.
The new crossings will not be pontoon crossings. In this place it is planned to build prefabricated bridge crossings on supports.
"These will not be pontoon crossings, but prepared bridge crossings. We make supports, lay sections, arrange the road," explained Kalachnik.
Preparatory work is already underway at construction sites and structural elements are being delivered.
According to the minister, the capacity of the new crossings will be 30-40% of the capacity of permanent bridges.
The government also plans to create double crossings for all six road bridges in the capital. The search for funding continues to implement these projects.
Earlier, Kalashnikov, during a speech in the Verhovna Rada, said that a total of 21 crossings are planned to be built in Ukraine.