The rail and road bridge across the Kerch Strait will be 19km long and the estimated cost has been put at US$3.3 billion.

The order approving the contract has been signed by Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev. The directive designates Stroigazmontazh as the contractor for the design and construction of the bridge and says that the project should be completed no later than December 2018.

Stroigazmontazh is the main company of SGM Group, which carries out construction in the oil and gas, transport and maritime sectors.