Government approved an agreement with Russia on the construction of transport crossing through the Kerch Strait
The Government has
approved the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and Government
of the Russian Federation on joint action on the construction of transport
crossing through the Kerch Strait, signed on December 17, 2013 in Moscow, Vice
Prime Minister Olexandr Vilkul
informed.
According to Olexandr Vilkul document provides
that the parties in 2014 after conducting geological studies together will
develop a feasibility study (FS). In the feasibility study will be examine the
existing flows of goods and passengers and calculated prospective flows of
goods and passengers; it will be also determined the type of future transport
crossing (bridge or tunnel), the options of design and construction. Based on
this feasibility study, it will be considered decision on the prospect of the
construction of transport crossing.
The work will be coordinated
by the Ministry of Infrastructure of