Construction of а cable-stayed bridge to the Russky Island
across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait in Vladivostok

Pylon M6 of the cable-stayed to Russky Island in Vladivostok has exceeded a symbolic 100 meter mark. The giant tower has risen 103.9 meters over the Eastern Bosporus Strait.

Pylon M6 on the Nazimov Peninsula

Bridge builders have completed concreting of pours No 22 at both columns of pylon M6 located on the Nazimov Peninsula. Construction of each column required 164 cubic meters of high-quality concrete. Thus the height of the giant pier now reaches 103.9 meters above the sea level.

Pylon M7 at the opposite side of the Eastern Bosporus Strait on Russky Island is also approaching a symbolic 100 meter mark. The concreting works at the pour No 20 of the giant tower’s left leg have been completed. The total volume of high-quality concrete laid in the pour is about 175 cubic meters. The pour No 20 of the right leg is now being prepared for concreting. Pylon M7 has reached the height of 94.9 meters above the sea level.

Pylon M7 on Russky Island

– Assembling of the first lower link beams of the giant pylons is being held concurrently with reinforcing and concreting works, – said Alexey Baranov, director of USK MOST Vladivostok branch. – Record-breaking and unique for the world bridge construction practice A-shaped pylons will be erected with 72 pours and brought to the height of 320 meters over the Eastern Bosporus Strait.

Daniil Goncharuk / SK MOST
Photo by Igor Lischuk / SK MOST

Builders of the bridge to Russky Island started concreting the first pour of the reinforced concrete girder deck and proceeded to a new phase in construction of the unique bridge across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait.

The first section of the pour near pier М4 on the Nazimov Peninsula has been concreted. Two concrete pumps injected more than 270 m3 of high-grade concrete to a height of 70 m. It took about 20 hours to concrete the 1st section of the 73 m pour.

To date, 31 of 33 piers have been brought to design elevation, construction of the roadway slab of the approach viaducts has been completed and the giant pylons on either side of the Strait are approaching 100 m above sea level.

Daniil Goncharuk /SK MOST
Photo by Igor Lischuk /SK MOST

During a business visit to Vladivostok, a team from Mitsui Tokyo, one of Japan’s four largest corporations, inspected the construction site of the bridge to Russky Island in Vladivostok. The team was headed by Naomi Yamashita, Head of the Planning Department for Russian projects.

As a part of a general survey of Russia’s preparations for the APEC-2012 summit, the Mitsui team checked the progress of construction of the unique bridge across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait.

“We have already been to this construction site. We are interested in how this challenging project is being implemented. To be honest, in Japan not everyone believes that a Russian company will be able to build such a record-breaking bridge on its own without foreign assistance. But our concerns are fading with each passing month,” says Jinichiro Nakayama , Manager of Mitsui’s branch in Vladivostok. “We are very impressed with the entire installation and the progress on the mainland and Russky Island. During the visit we saw how preparation for the APEC-2012 Summit is keeping pace with urban development. This grand bridge will be a source of pride not only for Vladivostok, but for Russia as well.”

Mitsui is a global corporation with more than 200 offices in almost 90 countries and about 12,000 employees. The Company’s first appearance on the Russian market dates back to 1907, when it opened a trade mission in Vladivostok. By the end of the 1950s the Company was one of the first Japanese companies to expand its business in the USSR. Later, the Company delivered 32 ammonia plants and 5 petrochemical facilities to the country. Today, Japanese businessmen are considering the potential of investing in the Russian economy. The Far East is the top-priority region for corporate investments.

Daniil Goncharuk /SK MOST
Photo by Igor Lischuk /SK MOST