Putin Set To Unveil Massive Bridge Linking Crimea To Russia

Tuesday, May 15 , 2018 - 15:28 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

Russian President Vladmir Putin is due on May 15 to officially unveil a 19-kilometer-long road bridge linking the annexed Crimean Peninsula with Russian territories across the Kerch Strait. Construction of the bridge, which can carry up to 40,000 cars a day, started in 2016. It was originally expected to open in December but was finished ahead of schedule. A railway bridge is due to be completed by the end of 2019. …read more

Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty