The cost of the Bolshoy Smolensky Bridge in St. Petersburg increased by 300 million rubles.

The cost of constructing the Bolshoy Smolensky Bridge in St. Petersburg increased by almost 300 million rubles. The previous amount was 39.9 billion rubles, and the new amount exceeded 40.3 billion rubles. Adjustments to the contract were made on August 27.

According to the Delovoy Peterburg newspaper, the project's funding limit for this year has been reduced by about 300 million rubles. At the same time, the contract is valid for December 12, 2028.

78.ru He clarifies that work is currently underway on reinforcement and concreting of technical premises, temporary metal structures for superstructures are being installed, and preparations are underway to install a system of four hydraulic cylinders. On the left bank of the Neva River, the assembly of the drawbridge is being completed. Specialists will begin transportation and installation after the navigation is completed. In total, more than 6 thousand of the 9 thousand tons of planned metal structures were installed at the facility.

This will be the first movable crossing over the main waterway of the city in almost 43 years. The bridge will be integrated into the street and road network due to three major interchanges: at the intersection of Far Eastern Avenue with Kollontai Street and Soyuzny Avenue, on Oktyabrskaya Embankment and on Obukhovskaya Oborona Avenue. The crossing will have six car lanes and two tram lanes, sidewalks and a bike path. The width of the navigable span will be 60 m. This will ensure the regular passage of ships. The total length of the facility will be 1.6 km.

Earlier it was reported that the renovation of Nevsky Prospekt has been completed in St. Petersburg. The main thoroughfare of the city was renovated from Admiralteysky Prospekt to Vosstaniya Square. In two weeks, more than 70 thousand square meters of the roadway were repaired, and the road structure was reinforced with a steel mesh in places of increased load. Traffic on Nevsky Prospekt has been fully restored after the completion of pavement repairs on the Kazansky, Zeleny and Anichkov bridges.

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