KYIV. Oct 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko in Frankfurt, Germany, held a meeting with potential investors interested in the implementation of a project to complete the Podilsko-Voskresensky Bridge in Kyiv.
The press service of the city mayor reported that the bridge has been built since 2003.
“With enough financing it will take around three years to launch the bridge. Then we can speak about subway. The issue of subway to Troyeschyna remains important for us. We will complete the project. We will not be able to launch subway to Troyeschyna without the bridge,” Klitschko said.
The mayor expressed hope that with the help of Germany Kyiv would find investors and “German companies will join the implementation of this important and strategic project for Kyiv.”
Kyiv city has only five motor way bridges across the Dnipro River and they are the most congested sections of the city road network.
Klitschko thanked Germany for the help provided to Kyiv. He pointed out effective cooperation with State Secretary of the Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure of Germany Rainer Bomba. The mayor said that Kyiv’s authorities would make everything that depends on them to finish the bridge and make Kyiv more comfortable for driving.
German businessmen said that they are ready for further talks and consultations to clarify all issues linked to the implementation of the project. They agreed to conduct a technical and financial study of the project and specify some legislative issues to find out if it is possible to build the bridge under European technical requirements.
“The next meeting to discuss the implementation of the project is to be held in Berlin in November,” the press service said.
