Sino-Russian rail bridge to be completed this year

The construction of the Sino-Russian Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge is expected to be completed this year together with other cross-border infrastructure programs aimed at enhancing China's connectivity with Russia, Central Europe and Central Asia, senior officials of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province said on 8 March 2018.
Li Haitao, Heilongjiang Vice-Governor, made the remarks on Thursday during a press event on the sidelines of the ongoing session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing. The border province also vowed to be active in China's projects, including the Belt and Road initiative and China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor in the coming years.

Heilongjiang's trade with Russia reached $11 billion in 2017, a 20 percent year-on-year increase, and accounted for one-seventh of total China-Russia trade.
Alexander Galushka, Minister of Development of the Russian Far East, said the Heihe-Blagoveshchensk highway bridge will be completed in 2019. According to Alexander Galushka, the more cross-border infrastructure linkages will provide the greater opportunities for increasing the flow of goods between the Russian Far East and China.

Press-release at the People’s Daily official web-site