The State Automobile Roads Agency of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) plans to restore 150 bridges in 2021.
“The plan for 2021 is 150 bridges. By 2025 we will update at least 20 bridges in each region,” according to the presentation of Head of Ukravtodor Oleksandr Kubrakov at the Ukraine 30. Infrastructure forum on Tuesday.
According to the presentation, in 2020, Ukravtodor outstripped the target of the National Program for the Restoration of Bridges, restoring 158 structures compared with 100 bridges planned.
According to Ukravtodor, more than 80% of artificial structures in Ukraine were built before 1980. In total, there are 16,155 artificial structures in the country, of which 5,845 are on state roads and 10,310 on local roads. To date, only 73% of bridges have been examined.
At the same time, Director of the Road Development Department of Ukravtodor Andriy Ivko said that the priority program for restoration indicated 895 bridges requiring urgent repair. Another 169 are close to emergency condition, and their renewal is a matter of national security.
