The cable car from Russia to China will be built in 4 years and will be the first in the world.

The cable car from Russia to China will be built in 4 years and will become the world’s first cross-border cable car. Its goal is to promote the development of tourism in the border regions of the two countries. Internet edition Prime, referring to the statement of the Acting Head of the Amur Region Alexander Kozlov at the Eastern Economic Forum, reports that the road will be built from Blagoveshchensk to the neighboring Chinese city of Heihe. “On September 3, the Chinese side signed changes to the bridge and the cable car. In October, a working meeting will take place in the PRC with summing up the results and plans for the next period. A bank was determined at 6% (for lending to investors), the construction time was determined — four years. The TOP (Advanced Development Area) will be connected to this bridge, ”said Kozlov. The ropeway project is planned to be implemented in 2015–2018, including design work in 2015, construction — from 2016 to 2017, commissioning — in Q1 2018. The project of a railway bridge across the border was also discussed at the forum. His fate will be finally decided in October already within the framework of the signed plans.