Bridge over canal to be closed in Vyshhorod: traffic will be organized by pontoon bridge
Kyiv • UNN
The Vyshgorod Bridge over the canal will be closed for repairs starting January 17, with traffic being redirected to a temporary pontoon bridge. The existing bridge was damaged as a result of the Russian invasion.
The bridge over the canal in Vyshhorod will be closed to traffic. Starting January 17, traffic will be allowed only on the pontoon bridge, according to the State Agency for Infrastructure Restoration and Development, UNN reports.
Details
Due to the start of major repairs of the bridge over the canal on the road R-69 Kyiv - Vyshhorod - Desna - Chernihiv, km 29+110, traffic for all types of vehicles will be closed. A pontoon crossing will be open for the duration of the main bridge repair, providing transportation for residents of the left-bank part of the district and neighboring regions
It is noted that from January 10, traffic from Kyiv to the villages of Oleshchyna and Khotonivka will be carried out over a bridge across the canal. From Oseshchyna and Hohonivka towards Kyiv - via a temporary pontoon bridge.
Starting January 17, traffic will be allowed only on the pontoon bridge in reverse mode in both directions. The canal bridge will be completely closed
The state agency adds that one of the spans of the bridge on the P-69 Kyiv-Vyshhorod-Desna-Chernihiv road was destroyed due to the Russian invasion. The bridge is currently unable to withstand traffic loads and needs immediate repair.
Recall
The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed an unfinished railway bridge near the village of Hranitne over the Kalmius River, which the occupiers were building to establish a direct railroad connection to Mariupol, Volnovakha and Donetsk.