The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine plans to open traffic on the new cable-stayed bridge in Zaporizhia in January next year, Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov has said.
“On December 22, the process of lowering the main structure of the cable-stayed bridge was completed and in January we will open traffic on it. This is a great event for the whole country, and especially for Zaporizhia, since vehicles have been stuck in traffic jams there for many years,” he said at the Great Construction: Roads and Bridges forum held in Kyiv on Friday.
At the same time, Kubrakov said that officially construction of this bridge began in 2004, and talks about it have been since the late 1980s.
PrJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk region) in 2021 invested more than UAH 258 million in social initiatives in Kryvyi Rih and the region.
According to a press release on Friday, this is the company’s total contribution to large-scale projects in four areas – healthcare, education, cooperation with local communities, and the development of Kryvy Rih.
Summing up the results of 2021, CEO of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Mauro Longobardo said that the company has identified key areas for the implementation of social projects and the creation of a comfortable environment in Kryvy Rih, which is fully consistent with the development priorities of the city and local communities.
Investments in healthcare amounted to UAH 158 million, in the development of Kryvy Rih – UAH 70 million, in education – UAH 23.5 million, and in the development of local communities – UAH 7.1 million.
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is the largest manufacturer of rolled steel in Ukraine. It specializes in production of long products, in particular, rebar and wire rod.
Kyiv Sikorsky International Airport (Zhuliany) expects a significant increase in the number of flights in 2022-2023, as a result of which it is planned to double passenger traffic, according to the airport’s website with reference to Board Chairman Denys Kostrzhevsky.
“Our forecasts for the resumption of passenger traffic came true by 98%. We celebrate the new year with pleasure from the work done in difficult 2021 and look to the future with the hope of an even greater increase in passenger traffic,” Kostrzhevsky is quoted as saying.
In his opinion, the next few years will not be easy for the airport team, since it will require considerable efforts, in particular, in connection with the planned expansion of Wizzair’s presence at the airport and preparations for a runway reconstruction in 2023-2024.
“2022 and 2023 are extremely important for us. We will have to make a lot of efforts, because we expect a significant increase in the number of flights. We plan to double our passenger traffic and actually accumulate a financial reserve so as not to lose the team during the period when reconstruction begins,” he said.
The board head also explained that reconstruction will last two years and will take place in two stages.
“In 2022, a runway reconstruction project will be approved and a source of funding for it will be found. The first stage of reconstruction is 2023. The airport staff will work as usual. During this year, aprons, taxiways and lighting equipment will be reconstructed. The second stage is 2024. We will stop the airport operation for the runway reconstruction, but we will keep all the jobs and salaries of employees. We will live on the savings that we will make in 2022-2023. After all, it is very important for me to preserve jobs, professional skills of our employees,” Kostrzhevsky said.
He also said that as a result of reconstruction, the airport’s production capacity will be increased, equipment will be updated, the quality of service and flight safety will improve, and the number of jobs will increase by a third.
Kherson International Airport, where reconstruction of a runway started this year, will receive its first flight in March 2022.
According to Kherson Regional State Administration with reference to first deputy director of Kherson International Airport Anatoliy Tkach, currently the construction readiness of the facility is already 95%.
Reconstruction of the runway at the airport is part of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Great Construction program.
Now the airport is completing reconstruction of the runway, in the near future the installation of modern lighting and navigation equipment will begin, which will allow aircraft to land in difficult weather conditions.
Repair of the fence around the airport will begin next year. In addition, a waiting room on the second floor of the airport terminal, which had not been used before, will be reconstructed. A tender for these works with an expected cost of UAH 23 million has already been announced.
According to Tkach, before the start of reconstruction, the airport received four to five flights daily. After reconstruction, it will be able to increase the capacity to 10-15 flights, including high-capacity aircraft of the 4D category.
“Due to this, the passenger traffic will increase to 500,000 passengers per year, and the airport will be able to open new air routes. Representatives of the airport are already negotiating this issue with domestic and international airlines,” the statement says.
The runway of Kherson airport has been in operation since 1985 and during this time it has never been overhauled.
As reported, earlier it was planned to complete work and resume flight services by the end of 2021.
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine considers it necessary to defend the rights of Ukraine, including by using the possibilities of the Association Agreement with the EU.
“We need to start using the Agreement with the EU as our opportunity to defend our rights in the European market. We signed the agreement not to be guilty all the time, but in order to get the right to enter the markets, to have equal rights with all European countries,” Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Mustafa-Masi Nayyem said during the Great Construction: Roads and Bridges forum in Kyiv on Friday.
According to him, the Association Agreement allows it to be revised in five years, as well as to sign additional agreements and protocols.
“In particular, Article 136 says that we can sign an additional agreement that will allow us to move to the transit liberalization. So that the countries with which we border cannot prohibit the delivery of our products to other EU countries. Yes, there can be a two-way relationship. But Poland, Hungary or Slovakia, for example, cannot prohibit us from delivering our products to Germany,” Nayyem said.
According to him, such actions by the EU countries are an artificial trade barrier and discrimination against Ukrainian carriers.
As reported, Ukraine plans to go to arbitration if Poland refuses to resolve the situation with the reduction of international haulage permits by the Polish side.
On December, 25, 26 and 27, 2021 Ancient Kyiv in the Principality of Kyivan Rus («Kyivan Rus Park») invites you to a grandiose celebration of Christmas according to the traditions of our ancestors.
Traditional folk festivities, horse-trick performances, an interactive musical with special effects, a Christmas nativity scene, the master-classes on carol singing, the New Year’s Residence, hot drinks and tasty dishes from fire, extreme rides – all of this and much more waits for young and adult guests in the real live medieval city.
Visiting Ancient Kyiv takes place in compliance with the requirements of the quarantine regime.
Ancient Kyiv opens at 10:00. The program starts at 13:30.
The ticket price: a full adult ticket – 250.00 UAH, for pensioners and students – 150.00 UAH; for schoolchildren – 100.00 UAH, for preschool children – for free.
Ancient Kyiv in the «Kyivan Rus Park» is located in the vill. Kopachiv, Obukhiv district, Kyiv region. Route taxis leave from Kyiv from the «Vydybitchi» metro station.
Detailed information on the website www.parkkyivrus.com
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