The construction of Temporary Bridge No.2 between Tuzla together with part that is navigable of Strait of Kerch, during the construction web web site of the road-and-rail connection that is to connect Crimea to mainland Russia.

Since Crimea came under Russian rule, the construction of the connection over the Kerch Strait through the Krasnodar Territory has grown to become an urgent importance of Russia, while the disputed peninsula may be reached through the mainland just by airplane or ferry. The feasibility of performing this complex and project that is expensive228.3 billion rubles, or almost $3.5 billion) in the middle of a financial crisis has triggered debate in Russian culture, that has spread towards the dilemma of bridges in Russia all together.

Russia may be the biggest nation in the field and contains an important quantity of water resources. Very tasks that are challenging has constantly faced Russian rulers, one linked to the risk of financial development, would be to guarantee interaction between various areas of their vast domain.

The existing Russian authorities may also be conscious of this task: «we must guarantee, into the sense that is full the transportation connectedness and unity associated with whole Russian territory,» Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in their message towards the Federal Assembly in December 2012. (más…)