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How much did Crimean Bridge cost to build?

The Crimean Bridge, also called the Kerch Strait Bridge, is the 19 km road and rail bridge across the Kerch Strait linking the Russian mainland with the annexed Crimean peninsula, built by a company of Arkady Rotenberg from 2016, with the road bridge opened by Putin on 15 May 2018 and the rail bridge on 23 December 2019. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on 15 May 2018 that the bridge cost 228 billion roubles, 3.7 billion dollars.

Reported project cost

RUB 228 billion

Approximately $3.64 billion

Cost basis: 2018

Crimean Bridge
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Cost evidence

Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost2018
tass.com

Project metrics

Key dimensions

Total lengthRFE/RL
19 km

Project record

Timeline

  1. 15 May 2018

    Opened or launched

    RFE/RL
  2. 23 December 2019

    Completed

    rferl.org

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