OREANDA-NEWS. September 24, 2009. Yamal hosted the celebrations dedicated to the commissioning of the unique bridge crossing over the Yuribey River floodplain. The crossing is part of the Obskaya – Bovanenkovo railroad.

“The new railroad thoroughfare designed to connect Yamal’s fields with the transportation infrastructure of northern Ural, will become a crucial component of the national strategic project –the Yamal Peninsula’s fields development. The year-round delivery of cargoes, equipment and workforce to develop Yamal will enable to rapidly form on the Peninsula a new gas production province of a fundamental importance for Russia’s gas industry development over the next decades.

The bridge crossing over the Yuribey River, a part of the Obskaya – Bovanenkovo railroad, was constructed by Gazprom within the shortest time possible under the harsh natural and climatic conditions. This is a unique construction unparalleled in the global practice of bridge building. The crossing with the length of approximately four kilometers is the longest bridge beyond the Polar Circle. Its operating life accounts for 100 years. The crossing is yet another demonstration of the remarkable technical performance and high safety margin in Gazprom’s facilities on Yamal. Their construction involved cutting-edge technologies and provided for a continuous environmental concern for this northern region,” stated Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee.