Amur Bridge Project
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The Amur Bridge Project was announced in 2007 by Valery Solomonovich Gurevich
, the vice-chairman of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
. He stated that China
and Russia
might start construction of the first railway bridge over the Amur River at the end of 2007. The bridge will link Nizhneleninskoye
(in Russian
: Нижнеленинское) in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast with Tongjiang (in Chinese
: 同江) in Heilongjiang Province. The 2,197-meter-long bridge, with an estimated investment of nearly US$230 million, was expected to be finished by the end of 2010, Gurevich said. Gurevich said that the proposal to construct a bridge across the river was actually made by Russia, in view of growing cargo transportation demands. "The bridge, in the bold estimate, will be finished in three years," Gurevich said.
It is expected that the main class of cargo going over the future bridge will be iron ore from Petropavlovsk plc's open-pit mine in Kimkan in Jewish Autonomous Oblast
, production at which should start in 2012.
The mining company will participate in financing the bridge.
As of November 2008, construction had not started yet, but the transport ministries of the two countries have signed an agreement about building it; at this point, the construction work was expected to start in 2009 and to be completed in 2011.
After some further delays due to technical challenges, construction was scheduled to begin September 15, 2010, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. It is expected to be completed in 2013, with a revised cost of $313 million.
Valery Solomonovich Gurevich
Valery Solomonovich Gurevich a Russian politician, is the vice-governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.-Leadership in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast:...
, the vice-chairman of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated in the Russian Far East, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast of Russia and Heilongjiang province of China. Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan....
. He stated that China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
might start construction of the first railway bridge over the Amur River at the end of 2007. The bridge will link Nizhneleninskoye
Nizhneleninskoye
Nizhneleninskoye is a village in Leninsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Located on the Amur River, Nizhneleninskoye is the location for the Amur Bridge Project which will cross over the river to China. Nizhneleninskoye will be joined by a railway bridge to Tongjiang in Heilongjiang...
(in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
: Нижнеленинское) in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast with Tongjiang (in Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
: 同江) in Heilongjiang Province. The 2,197-meter-long bridge, with an estimated investment of nearly US$230 million, was expected to be finished by the end of 2010, Gurevich said. Gurevich said that the proposal to construct a bridge across the river was actually made by Russia, in view of growing cargo transportation demands. "The bridge, in the bold estimate, will be finished in three years," Gurevich said.
It is expected that the main class of cargo going over the future bridge will be iron ore from Petropavlovsk plc's open-pit mine in Kimkan in Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated in the Russian Far East, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast of Russia and Heilongjiang province of China. Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan....
, production at which should start in 2012.
The mining company will participate in financing the bridge.
As of November 2008, construction had not started yet, but the transport ministries of the two countries have signed an agreement about building it; at this point, the construction work was expected to start in 2009 and to be completed in 2011.
After some further delays due to technical challenges, construction was scheduled to begin September 15, 2010, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. It is expected to be completed in 2013, with a revised cost of $313 million.