President of Belarus takes part in opening ceremony of renovated bridge across Pripyat

6 ноября 2018

The Head of State went to Gomel Region on a working trip. Alexander Lukashenko took part in the opening ceremony of the renovated bridge across the Pripyat, which linked Zhitkovichi and Turov. Literally about an hour ago, the red ribbon was cut. A construction of 888 meters long and weighing more than 3 thousand tons connects two banks of the river. Despite the modernization, in December 2017, cracks appeared there. 300 kilometers of a detour, for example, through Mozyr and Kalinkovichi, hamper the economy of the region, because on one side of the river there is a dairy plant, and on the other there is a cannery. From now on, the two major industrial centers of the region are together again. The country still needs 32 bridges to be repaired.

The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of road organizations that created the new bridge. Alexander Lukashenko talked warmly to them on various topics.