Moldova approves construction of the bridge to Ukraine

On Monday, the Moldovan parliament ratified an intergovernmental agreement between Ukraine and Moldova on constructing a bridge across the Dniester, which will connect the Moldovan border village of Cosăuc and the Ukrainian city of Yampil.

NewsMaker reports this.

The decision to ratify the agreement for the construction of the bridge across the Dniester was supported by 57 Moldovan deputies.

According to the project, the government of Ukraine will finance the technical design of the bridge, including construction, and the construction of the necessary infrastructure on its territory, and the government of Moldova will finance the construction of the bridge on its territory.

According to the State Road Administration of Moldova, the length of the future bridge will be 641 meters. It will have two traffic lanes, two safety lanes, two bicycle lanes, two pedestrian lanes, and an overpass of about 667 meters on the Ukrainian side.

The length of the pylons in some parts of the bridge will reach 40 meters, and the capacity will be five thousand vehicles per day.

The bridge is expected to be commissioned in 2025.

Author - Olena Madiak, 31/07/2023