Among the first on the bridge you will pass hundreds of bikers from the motorcycle club “Night wolves”

Photo: Crimean bridge / Facebook

The opening ceremony of the bridge across the Kerch Strait will be held on may 15 or the day after, writes the edition “Газета.Ru” with reference to sources.

According to them, the opening is sure to be present the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, so the exact date depends on his schedule.

Among the first on the bridge you will pass hundreds of bikers from the motorcycle club “Night wolves”.

Crimean bridge built at the expense of means of the Federal budget of Russia. The total project cost is around 228 billion rubles (about $4 billion). The Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation stated that it will ensure the opening of vehicular traffic the construction of the Kerch bridge by December 2018, and the movement of trains by 2019-mu.

In March 2018, the Agency said that in may the fare will be opened for cars and buses.

On may 8 it became known about the completion of the road part of the Crimean bridge. Workers make the final preparations for the opening movement.

Russia annexed the Crimea and Sevastopol after the illegal referendum on 16 March 2014. The annexation of Crimea by Russia is not recognised by Ukraine and most countries of the world.