Pier #5 will connect the Lena Bridge to the A360 “Lena” federal highway. Concreting of its grillage began over the holiday weekend. A monolithic foundation, 13 meters long and wide, and 4 meters high, is being erected on a foundation of 21 bored piles. Reinforcement of the pier body is already half complete; its full height will reach 23 meters. Preparations for the grillage at Pier #6 have been completed: sheet piling has been installed, and the heads of the bored piles have been cut down.
The 4.3 km-long left-bank approach to the bridge includes four piers. The pile foundations for them were laid during the fall-winter construction season. The first pier was completed in October 2025.
Preparations are underway to deploy the first cofferdam. This complex technological operation, which will be performed for the first time in Russia, is scheduled to begin after the ice drift ends. Builders are completing the installation of mooring anchors on both banks and are planning dredging operations for the summer. In total, VIS Group is employing approximately 400 people and 100 units of equipment.
The cable-stayed Lena Bridge is a unique engineering structure, unparalleled anywhere in the world, given its construction in Arctic conditions. Many technologies are being used here for the first time in Russian bridge construction. As the project concessionaire, VIS Group is engaging leading experts, scientific organizations, and specialized companies to carry out complex work.
The Lena Bridge is included in the “Infrastructure for Life” national project and is being built with co-financing from the federal and republican budgets, as well as extra-budgetary investments attracted by VIS Group. Thanks to the bridge, nearly 80% of the population of Russia's largest region will obtain year-round transportation access. Yakutia's GDP will grow by 3% annually, and the total economic impact over the bridge's operation until 2046 is estimated by experts at 113 billion rubles. Furthermore, the construction of the Lena Bridge will provide a powerful impetus for the development of major deposits. Investment in non-resource projects is estimated at approximately 200 billion rubles, while proven reserves of hydrocarbons, precious metals, and other minerals in the Lena Bridge's footprint are estimated at trillions of rubles.
The 4.3 km-long left-bank approach to the bridge includes four piers. The pile foundations for them were laid during the fall-winter construction season. The first pier was completed in October 2025.
Preparations are underway to deploy the first cofferdam. This complex technological operation, which will be performed for the first time in Russia, is scheduled to begin after the ice drift ends. Builders are completing the installation of mooring anchors on both banks and are planning dredging operations for the summer. In total, VIS Group is employing approximately 400 people and 100 units of equipment.
The cable-stayed Lena Bridge is a unique engineering structure, unparalleled anywhere in the world, given its construction in Arctic conditions. Many technologies are being used here for the first time in Russian bridge construction. As the project concessionaire, VIS Group is engaging leading experts, scientific organizations, and specialized companies to carry out complex work.
The Lena Bridge is included in the “Infrastructure for Life” national project and is being built with co-financing from the federal and republican budgets, as well as extra-budgetary investments attracted by VIS Group. Thanks to the bridge, nearly 80% of the population of Russia's largest region will obtain year-round transportation access. Yakutia's GDP will grow by 3% annually, and the total economic impact over the bridge's operation until 2046 is estimated by experts at 113 billion rubles. Furthermore, the construction of the Lena Bridge will provide a powerful impetus for the development of major deposits. Investment in non-resource projects is estimated at approximately 200 billion rubles, while proven reserves of hydrocarbons, precious metals, and other minerals in the Lena Bridge's footprint are estimated at trillions of rubles.
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