The New Darnytskyi Bridge () is a combined road and railroad bridge in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
, the capital of
Ukraine
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. It spans across the
Dnieper River
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connecting the left and right banks of the city, the
Darnytsia and
Holosiiv districts of Kyiv, respectively. The bridge carries a
double track rail line and is built to accommodate six lanes of road traffic.
The bridge was completed in July 2023, but
operated in reduced capacity for months before, lacking
road connection ramps from ''some'' directions. Additional railroad links to match the new bridges' capacity are also being constructed. The bridge's expected capacity is 60,000 vehicles and 120 pairs of trains per day,
[ which will serve as a major relief for both the Kyiv road and bridge network and as well as Ukraine's Ukrzaliznytsia national rail system.
]
Location and design
The new bridge was built north of the existing Darnytskyi Railroad Bridge.
History
The bridge construction is the initiative of the late Heorhiy Kirpa
Heorhiy Mykolayovych Kirpa () (20 July 1946 in Klubivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast – 27 December 2004 in Bortnychi, Kyiv) was a Ukrainian railway manager, statesman and politician, best known as the head of the Ukrzaliznytsia national railway ...
, the head of Ukrzaliznytsia and the Minister of Transportation in the early 2000s (hence the unofficial name).
The -span will cost an estimated $700 million. Its construction was ordered by the state-owned Ukrzaliznytsia rail company and financed by the government, but the Kyiv municipality co-sponsors the project. The main developer of the project is ''Kyivdniprotrans'', and the main constructor is ''BMK Planeta-Mist''.[ Following the construction of the bridge, a new major passenger terminal will be completed in the Darnytsia Railway Station on the left bank of the city.
In July 2006 one third of the bridge was constructed and the first train was initially expected to run through the bridge in the second half of 2007.][ On September 27, 2010 the railroad segment of the bridge was officially opened; on March 31, 2011, road traffic opened.][Pivdenno-Zakhidna railways launches rail traffic on Darnytsky bridge]
Kyiv Post
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(May 11, 2009)
In 2011, the Ukrainian government spent a total of ₴1.5 billion for the project.
See also
* Vydubychi
* Bridges in Kyiv
References
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Railroad bridges in Kyiv
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