Interfax reported on Monday that Sochi-based construction firm TonnelYuzhStroi has been "designated as the sole contractor" of the project connecting Russia and North Korea in the estuary the Tumen River, also known as the Duman River here.
The bridge, slated for completion by December 2026, will span 800 meters in length and 10 meters in width, with a two-lane motorway, according to the Russian news agency. It will be located 415 meters downstream from the existing railway bridge.
With some construction work assigned to subcontractors, TonnelYuzhStroy will be responsible for "at least 60 percent" of the project.
The bridge is expected to greatly boost trade between the two countries, facilitating transport and exchanges of goods and passengers, possibly helping relieve North Korea's economic strain.
Meanwhile, Pyongyang and Moscow have been rapidly expanding cooperation across various sectors including the deployment of troops to assist Russia's war in Ukraine, since signing the pact.
A North Korean delegation, led by Rim Kwang-ung, head of Pyongyang's National Aviation Administration, flew to Russia to attend an aviation-related exhibition earlier this week.
Scholars and technicians from North Korea's two prestigious universities, Kim Il Sung University and Kim Chaek University of Technology, also recently visited Russia to foster academic and research cooperation.
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