The Government approved the signing of an agreement with Ukraine to build a crossborder road bridge over the Nistru, on the Moldovan-Ukrainian border, near Cosăuți-Yampil, the agreement with Romania to build a bridge over the Prut, between Ungheni in Moldova and Ungheni in Romania, and the agreement to rehabilitate the Giurgiulești-Galați border bridge, IPN reports.

The bridge on the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border will be 641 meters long and will have two lanes and two cycle tracks, two sidewalks and a pier with a length of 667 meters on the Ukrainian side, said Lilia Dabija, secretary general of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development. Each of the sides will cover the costs associated with the building of the bridge on their own territories. The access road to the bridge in Moldova is to be built at a cost of 900 million lei.

The works to build the bridge over the Prut, between Ungheni in Moldova and Ungheni in Romania, will last for two years. The Government of Romania will cover the costs of works to build the bridge and the access way, including the related infrastructure located on its territory. These were estimated at €40 million. The building of the access road and the related infrastructure on Moldova’s territory will be financed by the Government of Moldova, being estimated at €2 million.

The Giurgiulești-Galați border bridge was built in 1949 and a study conducted in 2014 showed it is in an advanced state of degradation. In time, it can become impassable and the Giurgiulești – Galați border crossing point could be closed. The nearest border crossing point, Cahul – Oancea, is situated at a distance of about 65 km. The road will be reinforced to maintain and ease traffic between the two states, to facilitate trade on the domestic and international markets and to increase Moldova’s role as a liaison between the EU and the CIS member states.