The Podilsko-Voskresenskyi Bridge or Podilskyi Metro Bridge is a combined road-rail bridge over the Dnieper Riverunder construction in Kiev, Ukraine. It is a focal point of construction of the Podilsko-Voskresenska Line of the Kiev Metro. The two-level and -long bridge is intended to carry part of the future Podilsko-Voskresenska Line of the Kiev Metro and three lanes of road traffic in each direction, connecting the central Podil neighborhood to the left-bank parts of the city. The top level of the bridge will carry road traffic, while the bottom will carry rail traffic. Construction is being carried out by the Kiev municipality. The construction of the bridge has been frozen multiple times due to a lack of funding. In 2017, the bridge was reported to be 65% complete. In 2018, construction accelerated. In early 2019, authorities planned to launch vehicle traffic along the bridge before 2021.
The bridge is intended to connect Podil on the right bank with Voskresenka and Raiduzhnyi Masyv on the left bank. Starting in Podil the bridge will cross the Rybalskyi Peninsula, the Dnieper River, Trukhaniv Island, and the Raiduzhni Sady dacha community, terminating on the left bank. The bridge is actually a combination of several bridges, ramps, and other types of viaducts with a total length of. It consists of several major components:
three bridges over Kiev Harbour
a bridge over Dnieper
a bridge over Chartoryi
a bridge over Raiduzhne Lake
viaducts over Trukhaniv Island and Horbachykha
four multi-level road interchanges
The bridge roadway is intended to have three lanes each way with a projected traffic intensity of 59,000 vehicle per day. The bridge will also carry the Podilsko–Vyhurivska line containing three metro stations on the bridge.
Accidents
On November 18, 2011 a crane vesselZakhariy that was being used in the construction fell into the river and broke apart. The accident destroyed the crane and polluted the Dnieper's waters with crane oil and construction materials. During the accident, two other barges were damaged; the Harbour Bridge was only lightly damaged. In December 2011, legal issues with the private owners of the land were settled, and the construction process was finally expanded to Trukhaniv Island.
In 2017, French rapperOrelSan produced a video-clip on this bridge for his song "Basique". Some scenes from the Diesel brand "Go with the Flow" campaign were filmed on this bridge.
