Yakutia Deputy Proposes Halting Lena River Bridge
A Yakutia parliament deputy proposed pausing the construction of a bridge over the Lena River due to financial constraints and growing unpaid wages for municipal workers, urging funds be redirected to housing and utilities instead.
Consensus
- A deputy from the Yakutia parliament proposed pausing the construction of the bridge over the Lena River.
- The proposal was made during public hearings on the 2027 budget.
- The deputy cited insufficient funds and rising unpaid wages for municipal workers as reasons.
- The bridge project is estimated to cost 175 billion rubles.
- The project is funded by federal budget (65 billion rubles), regional budget (27.3 billion rubles), and a private partner (82.5 billion rubles).
- The deputy suggested redirecting funds to housing and utilities, especially with winter approaching.
- The bridge has been discussed since the Soviet era, and people have died crossing the river on thin ice.
Points of divergence
- The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, required the bridge to be opened by 2028. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The head of Yakutia, Aisen Nikolaev, stated in October that the bridge would be completed by 2030. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The republic's budget for the year has a deficit of 12.8 billion rubles, with projected revenues of 337 billion rubles and expenditures of 349.8 billion rubles. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The deputy's statement was reported by the local Telegram channel 'Torboznoye Radio'. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (2 sources)
- In Yakutia's parliament, they proposed halting construction of the bridge across Lena due to lack of funds — The Moscow Times
- In Yakutia, United Russia deputy proposed halting construction of bridge over Lena due to lack of funds — ЭХО / Новости