Bridge Strategy of Ukraine. Five action points to save bridges and give them a chance of being rebuilt

Ukraine cannot afford to approach its growing bridge crisis one project at a time. Thousands of ageing and deteriorating bridges, combined with wartime attacks on critical crossings, require difficult choices about what to save, repair, replace or abandon. This article sets out five action points for a national bridge strategy: prioritise indispensable crossings, protect funding for maintenance and repairs, integrate Ukraine’s bridge sector with European standards and markets, optimise the existing network rather than simply expanding it, and develop major projects with international financing and expertise.