New Volga bridge crossing in Russia

The government of the Saratov region (Volga) is considering building another bridge over the Volga River between Saratov and Engels. No details of the project have been released but media reports suggest it will be built under a public-private partnership. According to Nikolay Churikov, the minister of transport and roads for the Saratov region, the project could cost as much as nearly US$764 million. Saratov is a city and the administrative centre of Saratov Oblast and a major port on the Volga River. T
June 9, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
The government of the Saratov region (Volga) is considering building another bridge over the Volga River between Saratov and Engels.

No details of the project have been released but media reports suggest it will be built under a public-private partnership. According to Nikolay Churikov, the minister of transport and roads for the Saratov region, the project could cost as much as nearly US$764 million.

Saratov is a city and the administrative centre of Saratov Oblast and a major port on the Volga River. The city is upstream of Volgograd and has a population or around 840,000, according to a 2010 census.

Engels is a port city on the Volga River and directly across from Saratov to which it has been connected by a bridge only since 1965. The population of Engels is around 203,000. The city is named after the German social scientist who co-authored Karl Marx to publish in 1845 The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research in Manchester, UK.

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