Overview

• President Vladimir Putin joined the inauguration by video link as traffic began on the second Ob crossing near Surgut and its southern bypass.
• Authorities say the new route has already taken on flows from the Arctic–Asia corridor and the Northern Latitudinal Route, easing pressure on the existing bridge reportedly operating at triple capacity.
• The automobile bridge is about 1.7 kilometers long within a 45.5‑kilometer bypass that includes multiple interchanges and additional bridges.
• Builder Mostostroy‑11 reported early delivery with participation from 89 contracting organizations and federal co‑financing, with the project valued at over 60 billion rubles.
• Around 400 members of Russian student construction brigades worked on the project, and the bridge was named Zvezda Obi in recognition of their contribution.