Across the Amur river: Russia and China joined the railway bridge
Apr 02, 2019

Across the Amur river: Russia and China joined the railway bridge

The builders closed the Russian and Chinese parts of the railway bridge over the Amur river, reports TASS with reference to the report of the Russian direct investment Fund (RDIF).

"The builders closed the Russian and Chinese parts of the bridge, making the installation of the superstructure with a length of more than 130 m and a weight of more than 1 thousand tons," the RFPI said.The construction of the first-ever railway bridge across the Amur river on the border between Russia and China is planned to be fully completed by the end of 2019. To complete the construction, it is necessary to install the railway track, as well as to complete the construction of the accompanying transport infrastructure.Construction of the bridge across the Amur began at the end of 2016.The total cost of the project is 18.8 billion rubles. 25% of the facility financed by the development Fund of the Far East and the Baikal region, 75% of the FUND through the Russian-Chinese Fund (CIC). The bridge will connect the Jewish Autonomous region with the Chinese province of Heilongjiang.The bridge to China planned to export iron ore, coal, fertilizers, forest products, etc.

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