MOSCOW, January 26. /TASS/. The installation of the third span on the left side of the motorway part of the Crimean Bridge has been completed, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin wrote on his Telegram channel.

"On the Crimean Bridge, the sliding of the third span along the left side of the automobile part has been completed," he wrote.

The installation of the last, fourth span is planned for January 31 this year, Khusnullin added. After the span takes its design position, the main part of the restoration work will be finished.

Completion of repair works of the motorway part of the bridge is scheduled for March this year, Khusnullin said earlier.

A truck blew up on October 8, 2022, on the Crimean Bridge, subsequently damaging two spans of the bridge’s roadway segment, while the tanks of a neighboring freight train caught fire. To date, railway traffic on the Crimean Bridge has been restored. On December 5, 2022, traffic was resumed on the right motorway part of the bridge. The reconstruction of the left motorway part is underway.