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Rosavtodor roadshow for highway bridge over Russia’s Lena River

Rosavtodor has held a roadshow for the construction and operation of a highway bridge over the Lena River near Yakutsk in eastern Russia. A public-private partnership project, a starting price for the bridge’s construction has been set at US$1.95 billion (RUB 64 billion). Investments will have at least 5% of the project funds. The bridge is to be engineered and built in six years. Private investors will maintain the bridge for eight years, receiving regular payments from the state amounting to $485.68 milli
August 20, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Rosavtodor has held a roadshow for the construction and operation of a highway bridge over the Lena River near Yakutsk in eastern Russia.

A public-private partnership project, a starting price for the bridge’s construction has been set at US$1.95 billion (RUB 64 billion). Investments will have at least 5% of the project funds. The bridge is to be engineered and built in six years. Private investors will maintain the bridge for eight years, receiving regular payments from the state amounting to $485.68 million (RUB 16bn).

Tender applications for the private partner position will be accepted until 30 August 2013. 3382 Transstroy, Mostovik, the managing construction company Most, 2450 Mostotrest, and 5872 Sibmost have all expressed interest in the project.

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