Traffic on the Crimean bridge will open in may

20 March 2018

But trucks will have to wait until December

Ministry of transport published updated information on the phased opening of traffic on the Crimean bridge. It is anticipated that the first phase will be commissioned well ahead, due in may 2018 for new road can drive cars and buses.

While truck transport will be allowed on the bridge across the Kerch Strait in December 2018 as previously planned. For trucks and heavy machinery involved in the construction of the railway part of the Crimean bridge, provides an exception: they can move around the Crimean bridge immediately after opening its road parts.

According to the plans of the Ministry of transport in may will be provided with a through passage 40 km autopackage from the Taman coast, from the existing Federal highway A-290 to the Crimean bridge. While the interchange with the local road network until they are put into operation. Simultaneously, on the side of the Peninsula to the opening movement in the operating mode will be ready autopodium from the Crimean bridge to the junction with the track "Tavrida". Next, the movement will be carried out on two lanes of the existing road Kerch – Simferopol.

By December 2018, the builders plan to finish two new bands "Tauris" to Simferopol and terminate autophagy to the Crimean bridge, which allows you to open motion for cargo transport.