The construction on the Amur river between Blagoveshchensk and Heihe, was completed last year at a cost of $254 million.
The first bridge to allow the passage of vehicles between Russia and China has been given the go ahead to open, once coronavirus restrictions are eased.
First mooted in 1988, an agreement between the countries was made in 1995 but construction of the $254 million bridge did not begin until December 2016, according toThe project involved building 12.5 miles of new roads, with work on the Chinese side finishing in October 2018. The bridge joined both sides of the river in May 2019 and the project was completed in December.
The Amur river iin the city of Blagoveshchensk is seen with the Chinese city of Heihe in the background, on November 29, 2017. Russia’s Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities greenlit opening the first car bridge between Russia and China between the two cities.
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