{
  "id": 12326477,
  "title": "Building new bridge in Kyiv to cost billions, may take two years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/building-new-bridge-in-kyiv-to-cost-billions-may-take-two-years",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/business/full-reconstruction-of-kyiv-overpass-costs-up-to-700m-uah-50647424.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The reconstruction of a major bridge in Kyiv is projected to cost at least 15 billion UAH ($360 million), according to architect Oleh Hrechukh. Hrechukh explained that the cost and duration of repairs are contingent upon the extent of damage. If only the road surface is affected, restoration can be accomplished in approximately 24 hours. However, if critical load-bearing structural elements are compromised, the timelines and financial commitments lengthen significantly. Precision impacts on the Dnipro Bridge, particularly those involving cable-stayed structures like Kyiv's Pivdennyi (South) and Pivnichnyi (North) bridges, present the most formidable challenges. These structures necessitate intricate technical inspections and present an exceptionally difficult engineering task. Rebuilding a standard overpass of up to 100 meters in Kyiv requires between 600 million and 700 million hryvnias, and typically takes 12 to 18 months. In contrast, constructing a full-scale river bridge over the Dnipro would be exponentially more costly, estimated at a minimum of 15 billion UAH. Given the ongoing hostilities and economic constraints, Hrechukh deemed building a new bridge from scratch as impractical. Instead, he advocated for localized repairs of damaged structural spans. The conflict has already caused damage to crucial bridges - the Pivdennyi Bridge sustained damage from drone strikes on October 1, which affected a support pier, safety guardrails, and the subway line's protective casing. Similarly, the Pivnichnyi Bridge was struck by Russian loitering munitions on October 3, resulting in a structural breach on the roadway deck. This disruption has led to severe vehicular restrictions and complete closures across Kyiv's primary bridges, causing extensive traffic gridlock and stranding commuters. In an effort to alleviate these bottlenecks, the state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia introduced 18 additional Kyiv City Express shuttles between Vydubychi and Darnytsia stations.",
  "summary": "Rebuilding a major bridge across the Dnipro in Kyiv would cost at least 15 billion UAH ($360 million), architect Oleh Hrechukh told NV Business on Oct. 6.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}